Dissected milkcap mushrooms Lactarius yazooensis or may be ...

The image depicts a dissection of two milkcap mushrooms, likely Lactarius yazooensis or L. psammicola, situated on a trail bed covered with dried brown leaves and twigs. The mushroom caps are white to cream-colored, while the stems are lighter in color.

**Key Features:**

* **Mushroom Caps:** White to cream-colored, flat, and slightly concave.
* **Stems:** Lighter in color than the caps, slender, and straight.
* **Gills:** Cream-colored to pale yellowish, thin, narrow, and crowded.
* **Spores:** Whitish or pale yellowish, smooth-walled.

**Background:**

* The mushroom is lying on a trail bed covered with dried brown leaves and twigs.
* A portion of the gill layer is visible at the bottom left corner of the image. – AI vision