Species

CAP: 6-15 cm. In young specimen it is convex, later it spreads and becomes dented in the middle, while adult specimen have a funnel-like shape. The margin of young caps is in rolled, later it elevates but still remains slightly rolled on the margins, and on older mushrooms it is irregular and wavy. The cap skin is harsh and looks like it is covered in white hoar frost. The colour is not accentuated orange as with other milkcaps, but blurry orange, i.e. pale-orange with red, light brown or purple shades. regarding its colour it is extremely changeable milkcap so individual specimen can be lightly coloured, while others are significantly darker. On specific places it changes to green but this colour is not very accentuated (it is more accentuated on older specimen). The surface of the cap has concentric circles of darker colour.
GILLS/LEAFLETS: Dense, slightly run down the stipe, of unequal length, soft and somewhere they branch out. At first they are pale-yellow, then orange and finally red to purple with grey or brown shades. They turn dark when pressed and get a dark shade of purple, and then after some time they turn green at the point of pressure. Older gills can be green.
STIPE: up to 7 cm tall and up to 3 cm thick. Short and stubby, large and cylindrical, full when young but soon it becomes hollow. White with light brown, pink or orange shade, later they are darker with a purple shade. Usually with more or less accentuated spots or drop-like dents of dark colour (brown to red or wine-brown). At the points of pressure it turns green after some time.
FLESH: Thick, with grainy structure, friable, initially white, but soon it turns marbly red as blood and later it becomes dark purple (in the end it turns green). When cut it releases milk juice which immediately has a dark red colour as blood, and which turn brown after a few hours. The stipe's interior consists of white soft flesh. It's taste is sweet or somewhat bitter, and it has a refreshing fruity odour.