Lactarius tabidus Fr. syn. L. thejogalus (Bull. ex Fr.) S. F. Gray s. Moser. Moosmilchling Lápi tejelőgomba Lactaire languissant Birch Milkcap. Cap 2–4cm across, shallowly convex with a central depression, often with a pimple in the middle, dull ochre-buff to yellowish rusty or dull orange-ochre, somewhat fragile, surface matt, not sticky, often with small wrinkles. Stem 30–50 x 4–10mm, cylindrical or narrowing upwards, fairly rigid but easily broken, coloured as the cap above, more bricky below. Flesh whitish, thin in cap, becoming hollow in stem. Gills slightly decurrent, crowded, pale yellowish cinnamon with a rosy tinge. Milk white, rather scanty, a drop on a handkerchief turns slowly yellow; taste almost mild, but slightly hot and acrid. Spore print pale cream (B) with a slight salmon tinge. Spores elliptic, the warts mainly isolated and only a few joined by fine ridges, 7–9.5 x 6–7µ. Cap surfaces cellular. Habitat under deciduous trees especially birch and in moist places. Season late summer to late autumn. Common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.