Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius fluens Boud.

Synonyms:

Lactarius blennius f. albidopallens Nimbus Milkcap

Common Name:

Nimbus Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (37) Corylus avellana (2) Poa (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees (8) Woodland (7) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (7) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Woodland: mixed (4) Built up area, domestic (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Scrub (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (17) Soil Grassy (7) Soil Leaves (4) Soil Mossy (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (2) July (1) August (5) September (10) October (26) November (3)