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Lactarius deliciosus (L.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 624 (1821)

Agaricus deliciosus L., Sp. pl. 2: 1172 (1753)
Agaricus lactifluus var. deliciosus (L.) Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 2: 432 (1801)

Habitat: On acidic soil in woodland or with solitary trees; strictly associated with Pinus spp.

Notes: Common to occasional, but widespread.

Distribution: E: c, S: c, W: o, NI: c, ROI: o, Other: Channel Islands: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 61474; Scotland: K(M) 84229; NI: K(M) 82686

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 80-81
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 362
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 81
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 407
D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 140-141
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 253-260
I:, in Sowerby, J., Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms Vol.2 2: 48 pp. [pl. 121-240] (1798), pl. 202
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 352

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