Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius glyciosmus (Fr.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus glyciosmus
Common Name: Coconut Milkcap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Lactarius glyciosmusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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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 jacquemontii (1)
Betula utilis (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)