Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius quietus (Fr.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus quietus Cap Llaeth y Derw Oak Milkcap

Common Name:

Oakbug Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Quercus (94) Quercus petraea (41) Quercus robur (2) Quercus ilex (1) Betula (1) Betula pendula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (19) Parkland and scattered trees (18) Woodland (14) Woodland and scrub (11) Woodland: mixed (11) Woodland: broadleaved (9) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (6) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5) Built up area, domestic (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Scrub (3) Neutral grassland (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Bog: raised (1) Other artificial habitats (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (64) Soil Leaves (28) Soil Mossy (17) Soil Grassy (16) Leaf Litter (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (7) March (3) June (1) July (2) August (22) September (59) October (63) November (21)