Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius aurantiacus (Pers.) Gray
Synonyms: Agaricus lactifluus ? aurantiacus
Agaricus mitissimus
Lactarius aurantiofulvus
Lactarius mitissimus
Common Name: Orange Milkcap


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

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (6)
Fagus sylvatica (6)
Betula (4)
Poa (2)
Tsuga heterophylla (1)
Tilia (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Pinaceae (1)
Bryophyta (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Pinus nigra (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (10)
Woodland (7)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3)
Woodland and scrub (3)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (15)
Soil Leaves (4)
Soil Mossy (4)
Leaf Litter (1)
Moss (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
July (1)
September (15)
October (21)
November (4)