Lactarius luteolus Pk. Cap 2.5-6cm, across, convex; buff becoming brownish in age; dry, velvety, with a white bloom. Gills adnate to subdecurrent, close, narrow to moderately broad; white, becoming yellowish to brown when bruised. Stem 25-60 x 5-12mm, stuffed; whitish to buff staining brown; dry with a velvety bloom. Flesh whitish staining brown. Latex white or sometimes whey-like, plentiful, sticky. Odor mild becoming stronger, fetid. Taste mild. Spores ellipsoid, amyloid, 7-8.5 x 5.5-6μ; ornamented with isolated warts, prominences 0.3-0.8μ high. Deposit white to cream. Habitat on soil in deciduous and mixed woods. Found in eastern North America, west to Texas. Season June-November. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.)