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Lactarius camphoratus (Bull.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 346 (1838) [1836-1838]

Agaricus cimicarius Batsch, Elench. fung. Cont. prima (Halle): 59 (1786)
Agaricus camphoratus Bull., Herb. Fr. Champ. Hist. Champ. Fr. (Paris) 1(1): 493, tab. 567 (1793) [1792-93]
Agaricus subdulcis β camphoratus (Bull.) Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 1: 70 (1821)
Lactarius subdulcis var. cimicarius sensu Gray (1821), Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 625 (1821)
Lactarius cimicarius (Batsch) Gillet, Hyménomycètes (Alençon): 221 (1876) [1878]
Lactarius terryi Berk. & Broome, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. Ser. 5 [Notices of British Fungi No. 1673] 1: 22 (1878)
Lactarius camphoratus var. terryi (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, Handb. Brit. Fungi 2nd Edn: 317 (1890)

Habitat: On soil (usually acidic) in woodland with deciduous trees or conifers, on heathland or occasionally on moorland. Often associated with Betula and Pinus spp., but also known with Fagus and Quercus spp., and reported amongst Pteridium.

Notes: Common and widespread but few records from the Republic of Ireland. Excludes L. cimicarius sensu NCL and sensu auct. mult., for which see L. subumbonatus.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 67144; Scotland: K(M) 90489; Wales: K(M) 146590; NI: K(M) 82938

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 90
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. 99
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. 214-215
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 587-593
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 407

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