Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Lactarius pyrogalus (Bull.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus pyrogalus
Common Name: Fiery Milkcap
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Lactarius pyrogalusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Quercus (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (24)
Woodland (11)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Built up area, domestic (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (4)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3)
Scrub (3)
Acid grassland (1)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (1)
Soil bare (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (1)
August (9)
September (38)
October (29)
November (10)