Birch Milkcap (Lactarius thejogalus)

Lactarius thejogalus

Deciduous and coniferous forests, birch woods. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies small. Cap 2-7 cm across, convex, flattened, depressed, matt, sometimes shiny, especially in dry weather, fibrous, reddish-brown, reddish-orange-brown. Gills cream, later ochre, thin, adnate; when broken or cut they exude white milk, which later turns yellow. Stem 3-6x0.5—0.9 cm, the colour of the cap or slightly paler. Flesh whitish, yellowish-brownish, with white milk that eventually turns yellow. Characteristic features: similar to the Mild Milkcap, only in this species the milk is white and turns yellow once exuded. Grows singly or in small groups. Common, edible, of low value.