Growing in moss in a small swampy area along the Los Pinos River near Picea sp., Abies sp., Salix sp. and Betula occidentalis. Caps slimy. Cap margins bearded. Stems not scrobiculate. Taste slowly acrid. Latex white and scant, slowly changing to yellow. Stems hollow. Odor not distinctive. Spores amyloid and partially reticulate.