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

Synonyms:

Agaricus rufus Lactarius mollis Lactarius rufus var. exumbonatus

Common Name:

Rufous Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Pinus sylvestris (11) Pinus (8) Picea sitchensis (5) Larix (3) Abies procera (2) Quercus (1) Picea (1) Picea abies (1) Pinaceae (1) Betula pendula (1) Pinus nigra (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: coniferous, plantation (7) Woodland and scrub (6) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Bog: raised (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Recently felled woodland: coniferous (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (16) Soil Needle (4) Soil Leaves (3) Soil Mossy (2) Soil Peat (2) Moss (1) Soil Grassy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) June (1) August (6) September (16) October (20)