Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius volemus (Fr.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus ichoratus
Agaricus lactifluus
Agaricus oedematopus
Agaricus volemus
Lactarius ichoratus
Lactarius volemus var. oedematopus
Lactarius volemus var. subrugatus
Common Name:


Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Lactarius volemus

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural, coppice (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
August (1)