Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius aurantiacus (Pers.) Gray

Synonyms:

Agaricus lactifluus ? aurantiacus Agaricus mitissimus Cap Llaeth Melyngoch Lactarius aurantiofulvus Lactarius mitissimus

Common Name:

Orange Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Corylus avellana (6) Fagus sylvatica (6) Betula (4) Poa (2) Quercus robur (1) Tsuga heterophylla (1) Pinaceae (1) Bryophyta (1) Betula pubescens (1) Tilia (1) Pinus nigra (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (11) 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 (22) November (4)