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Lactarius piperatus (L.) Pers., Tent. disp. meth. Fung.: 64 (1797)

Lactarius pergamenus sensu auct.
Agaricus piperatus L., Fl. carniol. Edn 2 (Wien) 2: 449 (1772)
Agaricus lactifluus var. piperatus (L.) Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 2: 429 (1801)

Habitat: On soil in mixed deciduous woodland, usually associated with Fagus and Quercus spp.

Notes: Occasional but widespread. May be locally common, especially on rich loam soils in old woodland.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 19771; Scotland: K(M) 92232

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 77
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 361
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 95
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 399
D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 248-249
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 729-735

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