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Lactarius volemus (Fr.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 344 (1838) [1836-1838]

Agaricus lactifluus L., Sclerom. Suec. 2: no. 1641 (1763)
Agaricus oedematopus Scop., Fl. carniol. Edn 2 (Vienna) 2: 453 (1772)
Agaricus volemus Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 1: 69 (1821)
Lactarius volemus var. oedematopus (Scop.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 345 (1838) [1836-1838]
Lactarius ichoratus (Batsch) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 345 (1838) [1836-1838]
Lactarius volemus var. subrugatus Neuhoff, Pilze Mitteleuropas Die Milchlinge (Lactarii) (Stuttgart): 188 (1956)

Habitat: On soil in deciduous woodland. Usually reported with Betula, Fagus or Quercus spp.

Notes: Apparently widespread but rarely reported in recent years and possibly a declining species in the British Isles.

Distribution: E: !, S: !, W: !, NI: !, ROI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 64171; Scotland: K(M) 103119

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 88
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 372
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 93
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 413
D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 246-247
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 702-707
I:, in Lange, J.E., Flora Agaricina Danica 5: 105 pp. (1940), pl. t.176G
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 429
I:, Rivista di Mycologia 46(3), p. 204

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