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

Synonyms:

Agaricus lactifluus var. pyrogalus Agaricus pyrogalus Cap Llaeth Tanbaid

Common Name:

Fiery Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Corylus avellana (90) Betula (4) Quercus (2) Betula pendula (1) Picea (1) Quercus petraea (1) Salix (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (27) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (25) Woodland and scrub (10) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6) Parkland and scattered trees (6) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Built up area, domestic (4) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3) Scrub (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Bog: raised (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Neutral grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (60) Soil Leaves (18) Soil Mossy (5) Leaf Litter (2) Soil Grassy (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (2) July (1) August (22) September (58) October (38) November (9)