Beech Milkcap

Lactarius blennius

Forests, parks, grows only under beeches. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized. Cap 3-8 (12) cm across, when young hemispherical, later irregularly flattened, depressed, margins bent downwards, the surface slimy, shiny, sometimes spotted; when old it becomes matt, greyish-green, pale greyish-greenish-violet, greyish-brownish-greenish, spotted. Gills white, later cream, when old yellowish-ochre, slightly decurrent, with white milk. Stem 3-3 (6)x0.5—1.5 (2) cm, paler than the cap. Flesh whitish, turning grey when cut or broken, without a particular smell, bitter, with white milk. Characteristic features: greyish-greenish, not fleshy fruiting bodies. Grows in groups. Edible, very rare, protected.