Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius torminosus (Schaeff.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus torminosus
Lactarius torminosus var. sublateritias
Common Name: Woolly Milkcap
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Lactarius torminosusPhotographer: © Ronnie Irvine
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (50)
Betula pubescens (8)
Betula jacquemontii (1)
Betula pendula (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Poa (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (24)
Woodland: mixed (15)
Woodland (10)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (7)
Marsh/marshy grassland (4)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland: broadleaved (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2)
Bog (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (18)
Soil Leaves (9)
Soil Mossy (8)
Soil Grassy (7)
Soil bare (4)
Dead Wood (1)
Soil Peat (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (28)
October (45)
November (6)