Russula modesta Pk.
Cap 3-10cm across, convex then flat to slightly convex, slightly striate at margin when mature; pale grayish green, olive, or olive-buff; dry, dull, usually densely pruinose; cuticle peeling one quarter to one-half. Gills adnate, crowded to slightly spaced; pale buff. Stem 25-60 x 10-25mm, equal; white; dry. Flesh solid then spongy; white. Odor not distinctive. Taste mild. Spores ovoid, 6-7(8.5) x 4.5-6(6.8)µ.; warts up to 0.8µ high, isolated or with a very partial reticulum. Deposit cream (B-C). Habitat often gregarious under mixed woods. Found in New England and southward to West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee. Season July-September. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous)