Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius deterrimus Gröger

Synonyms:

Lactarius deliciosus var. picei Lactarius deliciosus var. piceus

Common Name:

False Saffron Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Picea sitchensis (20) Picea abies (10) Larix (3) Pinaceae (2) Pinus sylvestris (2) Pinus (2) Picea (2) Abies alba (1) Fagus sylvatica (1) Pinus contorta (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: coniferous, plantation (15) Woodland (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Woodland: mixed (5) Woodland and scrub (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Woodland: coniferous (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Improved grassland (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (17) Soil Needle (16) Soil Mossy (5) Soil Grassy (4) Soil Leaves (3) Leaf Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) July (8) August (9) September (13) October (26) November (7)