Russula flavida Frost & Pk.
Cap 3-8cm across, convex then plane; firm, fleshy; chrome yellow to orange-yellow; dry, velvety pruinose. Gills rather crowded; white then cream. Stem 35-80 X 10-15mm, equal, firm; colored like cap or a little paler. Flesh white. Odor pleasant. Taste pleasant. Spores subglobose, 5-7 x 5.5-8.5µ; warts up to 0.6µ, high, with partial to complete reticulum. Deposit yellow (D-E). Habitat in deciduous woodlands. Occasional. Found in southeastern North America from New York south to Florida and west to Texas. Season July-September. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.)