Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius lacunarum Romagn. ex Hora
Synonyms: Lactarius decipiens f. lacunarum
Lactarius decipiens var. lacunarum
Lactarius sphagneti
Lactarius subdulcis var. sphagneti
Common Name:


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Lactarius lacunarumPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (7)
Corylus avellana (7)
Betula pubescens (6)
Salix repens (2)
Betula pendula (2)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Salix (1)
Abies procera (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (12)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Bog (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (7)
Soil Mossy (6)
Soil Leaves (4)
Soil Grassy (2)
Soil Peat (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (1)
August (13)
September (12)
October (9)
November (2)