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Lactarius pterosporus Romagn., Revue Mycol. Paris 14: 108 (1949)

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

Notes: Occasional in England (and not infrequent in southern counties). Rarely reported elsewhere but apparently widespread. Easily confused with similar taxa.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 92275; Scotland: K(M) 17910; Wales: K(M) 140019

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 87
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. 230-231
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 669-674
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 382

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