Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius torminosus (Schaeff.) Gray

Synonyms:

Agaricus lactifluus var. torminosus Agaricus torminosus Lactarius torminosus var. sublateritius

Common Name:

Woolly Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula (46) Betula pubescens (16) Quercus (2) Fagus sylvatica (2) Poa (1) Picea (1) Corylus avellana (1) Betula jacquemontii (1) Betula pendula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (22) Woodland (20) Woodland: mixed (12) Woodland and scrub (11) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (7) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (3) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Bog (2) Built up area, domestic (2) Marginal/inundation: marginal (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Bog: raised (1) Built-up areas (1) Neutral grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Scrub (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (43) Soil Leaves (9) Soil Mossy (7) Soil Grassy (3) Dead Wood (1) Soil Peat (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (4) March (1) August (7) September (32) October (59) November (6)