Russula farinipes Romell apud Britz.Mehlstiel-täubling, Russule à pied farineux. Cap 3–6cm across, convex, later often with a marked depression, yellowish to ochre-straw, thinnish but somewhat tough and elastic, hardly peeling; margin furrowed and slightly warty-lumpy. Stem 30–60 x 10–15mm, white or straw, hard, surface powdery towards the top. Flesh white, yellowish below cap cuticle. Taste very hot, smell fruity. Gills slightly decurrent, pale straw, rather narrow, often rather widely spaced. Spore print whitish (A). Spores ovoid with warts up to 0.7µ high, no lines, 6–8 x 5–7µ. Cap cystidia abundant, spindle-shaped, up to 5–9µ wide, reacting to SV. Habitat under broad-leaved trees. Season late summer to early autumn. Frequent. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.