Beech Milkcap (Λακτάριος της οξιάς)

Lactarius blennius (commonly known as the Slimy Milkcap or Beech Milkcap) is a medium-sized mushroom of the genus Lactarius found commonly in beech forests in Europe, where it is mycorrhizal, favouring the European Beech, as in this case, where the pictured mushroom was spotted, during an annual mushroom hunt, in the beech forest area surrounding Makrirrahi village, Pelion mountain, Greece.