Lactarius flexuosus (Flexuous Milkcap)

Lactarius flexuosus – Edible

Coniferous forests, especially pine forests Summer, autumn. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized. Cap 5-12 cm across, convex-flattened, when mature irregularly flattened, slightly depressed, slimy, shiny, faintly zoned, fibrous, violet-brown, bluish, greyish-brown. Gills yellowish, brownish-yellow, adnate, with white milk. Stem 3—8x1—3 cm, the colour of the cap. Flesh whitish, later becoming yellowish, thick, firm, with a fruity smell, with white, burning-tasting milk. Characteristic features: fruiting bodies bluish greyish-brown, the milk white, not changing colour. Grows singly or in small groups, especially in pine forests. Not rare. Edible, but of low value, although after boiling in salted water it loses its bitterness.