Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius subdulcis (Pers.) Gray

Synonyms:

Agaricus lactifluus var. subdulcis

Common Name:

Mild Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (123) Quercus petraea (4) Quercus (4) Corylus avellana (4) Aesculus hippocastanum (2) Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula' (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Quercus cerris (1) Tilia (1) Betula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (16) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (16) Woodland and scrub (14) Woodland: mixed (13) Woodland: mixed, plantation (10) Parkland and scattered trees (8) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (5) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (4) Built up area, domestic (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Scrub (1) Wet ash-wych elm woods: Heavy soil forms (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (59) Soil Mossy (28) Soil Leaves (22) Soil Grassy (8) Cupule (1) Leaf Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) June (3) July (9) August (37) September (52) October (64) November (17) December (2)