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

Synonyms:

Agaricus blennius Beech Milkcap Lactarius blennius forma virescens

Common Name:

Beech Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (205) Quercus (3) Corylus avellana (2) Betula (2) Carpinus betulus (1) Betula pendula (1) Aesculus hippocastanum (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Fagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (29) Woodland (22) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (21) Parkland and scattered trees (15) Woodland: mixed (15) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (8) Woodland: mixed, plantation (7) Woodland: broadleaved (6) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (5) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (3) Bog: raised (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: plantation (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Other artificial habitats (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Poor semi-improved (1) Scrub: dense/continuous, neutral (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (109) Soil Leaves (36) Soil Mossy (21) Soil Grassy (17) Leaf Litter (5) Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (8) March (4) June (1) July (7) August (40) September (98) October (130) November (17)