Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius glyciosmus (Fr.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus glyciosmus
Common Name: Coconut Milkcap
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Lactarius glyciosmusPhotographer: © Stuart Dunlop
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (42)
Betula pubescens (10)
Betula pendula (7)
Corylus avellana (6)
Poa (2)
Betula jacquemontii (1)
Betula utilis (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (19)
Woodland: mixed (13)
Woodland (11)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (10)
Parkland and scattered trees (10)
Built up area, domestic (6)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2)
Marsh/marshy grassland (2)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (2)
Scrub (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Bog (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Cultivated/disturbed land: amenity grassland (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: coniferous (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Leaves (17)
Soil (11)
Soil Grassy (11)
Soil Mossy (6)
Soil Peat (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (20)
October (40)
November (8)