Lactarius quietus (Fr.) Fr.
Eichenmilchling, Lactaire modeste, Oakbug Milkcap. Cap 3–8cm across, convex, later flattened or with a shallow depression, dull reddish brown with cinnamon tints, often with a few indistinct darker concentric bands or spotting, or dry and matt, not sticky when moist. Stem 40–90 x 10–15mm, coloured as cap or darker, more or less cylindrical, often lengthwise furrowed, matt. Flesh whitish buff, thick and firm in cap often hollow in stem. Gills slightly decurrent, brownish white, later pale reddish brown with a slight mauvy bloom. Milk white or slightly creamy; taste mild or slightly bitterish. Smell slightly oily or suggesting bugs. Spore print cream (C) with slight salmon tinge. Spores oval, warts mostly joined by ridges forming a well-developed network, 7.5–9 x 6.5–7.5µ. Habitat under oak. Season autumn. Very common. 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.