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Lactarius acris (Bolton) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 625 (1821)

Agaricus acris Bolton, Hist. fung. Halifax (Huddersfield) 2: 60 (1788)
Agaricus lactifluus var. acris (Bolton) Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 2: 437 (1801)

Habitat: On soil (often calcareous) in deciduous scrub or woodland, usually associated with Corylus, Fagus or Quercus spp.

Notes: Rarely reported but apparently widespread. Often confused with closely related taxa and many of the records are unsubstantiated with voucher material.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 20355

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 367
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 97
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 417
D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 228-229
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 640-644
I:, in Lange, J.E., Flora Agaricina Danica 5: 105 pp. (1940), pl. t.169B
I:, Rivista di Mycologia 46(3), p. 196

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