Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius subumbonatus Lindgr.
Synonyms: Lactarius cimicarius
Lactarius serifluus
Piecrust Milkcap
Common Name: Piecrust Milkcap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Lactarius subumbonatusPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (5)
Betula (1)
Quercus cerris (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Woodland and scrub (2)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (5)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (2)
August (2)
September (4)
October (4)