The common name is the "bright yellow milkcap". It is commonly known as the "smoky milkcap". It is commonly known as the "sooty milkcap". The mushroom is commonly known as the "false saffron milkcap". Common names include yellow milkcap, and yellowdrop milkcap. The mushroom is commonly known as the "golden milkcap". The mushroom is commonly known as the "downy milkcap". Its English common name is the "bloody milkcap". It is commonly known as the grey milkcap. The variety "megacarpus" is commonly known as the "vulgar milkcap". The latex, or milk, is watery and colourless, unlike that of any other milkcap. It has recently been given the English (common) name of the yellowdrop milkcap. It is commonly known as the "deceptive lactarius", the "deceiving lactarius", or the "deceptive milkcap". The mushroom is commonly known as the "yellow-latex milky" or the "yellow-staining milkcap".