Russula puellaris Fr. Milder Wachstäubling, Yellowing Brittlegill. Cap 2.5–5cm across, convex then flattened and centrally depressed, dull purple, wine-coloured, dull red, bay or brick, or washed-out versions of these colours, often minutely spotted with darker colour, often darker in centre, thin-fleshed, sticky when moist, half to two-thirds peeling; margin furrowed. Stem 20–65 x 5–15mm, white, cylindrical or narrow club-shaped, easily broken. Flesh white. Taste mild. Gills adnexed-free, pale ochre. All parts becoming or bruising pale ochre. Spore print deepish cream (D–E). Spores ovoid with warts up to 1.2µ high, mostly isolated, fine lines absent or very few, 6.5–9 x 5.5–7µ. Cap cystidia numerous, mostly club-shaped, with 0–1 septa. Habitat under broad-leaved trees or conifers. Season summer to autumn. Occasional. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe.