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

Synonyms:

Agaricus glyciosmus Cap Llaeth Coconyt Lactarius impolitus

Common Name:

Coconut Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula (29) Betula pubescens (10) Betula pendula (8) Corylus avellana (6) Fagus sylvatica (2) Poa (2) Betula utilis (1) Betula jacquemontii (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (14) Woodland: mixed (10) Parkland and scattered trees (9) Woodland (9) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (8) Built up area, domestic (5) Woodland: broadleaved (4) Built-up areas (3) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Scrub (2) Woodland and scrub (2) Bog (1) Bog: raised (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Neutral grassland: unimproved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Leaves (18) Soil (14) Soil Grassy (9) Soil Mossy (5) Leaf Litter (2) Soil Peat (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) March (1) August (1) September (22) October (45) November (8)