Lactarius rufus (Scop.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 347 (1838) [1836-1838] Agaricus rufus Scop., Fl. carniol. Edn 2 (Vienna) 2: 451 (1772) Lactarius rufus var. exumbonatus Boud., Icon. mycol. (Paris) 4: 26 (1: tab. 52) (1911) Lactarius mollis D.A. Reid, Fungorum Rariorum Icones Coloratae 4: 19 (1969)
Habitat: On acidic soil with conifers such as Abies, Picea and Pinus spp., or mixtures of conifers and Betula spp., in native woodland, plantations or on heathland. Very rarely reported with Fagus.
Notes: Common and widespread. L. mollis is maintained as distinct by some authorities.
Distribution: E: c, S: c, W: c, NI: c, ROI: o, Other: Channel Islands: !; Isle of Man: !
Vouchers: England: K(M) 14130; Scotland: K(M) 7978; ROI: K(M) 9271; Other: Isle of Man: K(M) 92316
Descriptions, Lists & Icons: D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 86-87 D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 373 I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 89 I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 411 D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 176-177 D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 487-492 I:, in Lange, J.E., Flora Agaricina Danica 5: 105 pp. (1940), pl. t.176A I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 422
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