Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius pubescens Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus pubescens Cap Llaeth Barfog Lactarius torminosus subsp. pubescens Lactarius torminosus var. gracillimus

Common Name:

Bearded Milkcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula (41) Betula pendula (11) Betula pubescens (6) Poa (6) Betula jacquemontii (2) Corylus avellana (1) Fagus sylvatica (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (13) Woodland: mixed (9) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6) Woodland (6) Built up area, domestic (4) Built-up areas (4) Woodland and scrub (4) Marsh/marshy grassland (3) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Bog (1) Bog: raised (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Neutral grassland (1) Neutral grassland: unimproved (1) Other tall herb and fern: tall ruderal (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Scrub (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (23) Soil Grassy (14) Soil Mossy (7) Soil Leaves (5) Dead Wood (1) Soil Peat (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (3) September (22) October (44) November (3)