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Lactarius controversus Pers., Observ. mycol. (Copenhagen) 2: 39 (1800) [1799]

Habitat: On soil in damp deciduous woodland or in dune slacks, often associated with Salix spp. (frequently Salix repens) and with Populus spp.

Notes: Occasional in England. Rarely reported elsewhere but apparently widespread.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 64125; Scotland: K(M) 91890; Wales: K(M) 91881; ROI: K(M) 91891

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. 368
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. 136-137
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 336-342
I:, in Lange, J.E., Flora Agaricina Danica 5: 105 pp. (1940), pl. t.169C
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 391
I:, Rivista di Mycologia 46(3), p. 203

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