Lactarius subpurpureus Pk. Cap 3-10cm across, convex then flat to depressed; with concentric bands of color wine-red to silvery ochre with age, staining green; smooth, slightly viscid when wet. Gills adnate; wine-red at first, then paler, bruising green. Stem 30-80 x 6-15mm, same color as the cap but with darker red spots; smooth, slightly sticky. Flesh white or pinkish, staining red then slowly green. Latex wine-red. Odor pleasant. Taste slightly peppery. Spores ellipsoid, amyloid, 8-11 x 6.5-8μ; ornamented with a reticulum. Deposit pale cream. Habitat frequent under pines. Found in eastern North America, south to North Carolina, west to Wisconsin. Season August-October. Edible for some people, but best avoided. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.)