Lactarius flavidus Boud. syn. L. aspideus var. flavidus (Boud.) Neuhoff. Gelber Milchling, Lactaire jaunâtre.
Cap 3–5cm across, flattened convex, later with a shallow depression, uniformly pale straw to pale ochre-yellow, becoming livid purple in fifteen to thirty minutes after bruising, surface smooth, sticky when moist; margin incurved, even, regular. Stem 25–60 x 6–20mm, concolorus with cap or paler and similarly colouring on bruising, solid, hollow when old; surface smooth, sticky. Flesh very pale straw, becoming pale dull violet in around fifteen minutes after exposure. Gills adnexed to slightly decurrent, coloured as cap but slightly paler and similarly colouring on bruising, crowded, frequently forked near stem. Milk abundant, white; taste mild at first, then hot. Spores print pale cream (B). Spores elliptic; with low warts joined by ridges to form a partial network, 8.5–10 x 7.5–9μ. Habitat under oak or beech on lime soils. Season late summer to autumn. Rare. Not edible. Found In Europe.