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

Lactarius cyathula sensu Phillips (1981)
Agaricus obscuratus Lasch, Linnaea 3: 430 (1828)
Agaricus obnubilus Lasch, Linnaea 3: 161 (1828)
Lactarius obnubilus (Lasch) Fr., Hymenomyc. Eur. (Uppsala): 438 (1874)
Lactarius radiatus J.E. Lange, Fl. Agaric. Danic. 5(Taxon. Consp.): V (1940)
Lactarius obscuratus var. radiatus (J.E. Lange) Romagn., Bull. trimest. Soc. mycol. Fr. 90: 145 (1974)

Habitat: On loam soils, associated with Alnus in wet woodland.

Notes: Occasional but apparently widespread. Previously much confused with similar taxa.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 66971; Scotland: K(M) 58580; ROI: K(M) 92221

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), as Lactarius obscuratus var. radiatus, p. 417
D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 206-209
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), as Lactarius obscuratus var. obscuratus, p. 617-621
I:, in Lange, J.E., Flora Agaricina Danica 5: 105 pp. (1940), as Lactarius obnubilis, pl. t.176C
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 417

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