The gills are rather narrow, thin, close, whitish, often reddish or tinged with red. Spores, 9–10µ.
The stem is stuffed, then hollow, equal, slightly tapering upward, slender, smooth, sometimes villous at the base. The milk is white, sometimes rather acrid and unpleasant to the taste when raw. It needs to be cooked a long time to make it good.
It is likely to be found anywhere, but it does best in damp places. The plants found with us all seem to have red or cinnamon-red gills, especially before the spores begin to fall. They are found growing on the ground, among leaves, or on well-rotted wood and sometimes on the bare ground. Found from July to November.
Lactarius serifluus. Fr.
Serifluus means flowing with serum, the watery part of milk.
The pileus is fleshy, depressed in the center, dry, smooth, not zoned, tawny-brown, margin thin, incurved.
The gills are crowded, light-brown, or yellowish, milk scanty and watery.
The stem is solid, equal, paler than the pileus. Spores, 7–8µ.
It differs from L. subdulcis in having a solid stem and perhaps a shade darker color. Found in woods, July to November.