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Lactarius sphagneti (Fr.) Neuhoff, Pilze Mitteleuropas Die Milchlinge (Lactarii) (Stuttgart): 181 (1956)

Lactarius subdulcis c sphagneti Fr., Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat.: 30 (1855)

Habitat: In Caledonian pinewoods, usually in wet or boggy areas amongst Sphagnum spp., growing under Pinus sylvestris.

Notes: Rarely reported. In Britain, strictly associated with Pinus sylvestris. In continental Europe known only with native Picea spp., so two taxa may be involved.

Distribution: S: !

Vouchers: ; Scotland: E00159288

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 374
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 93
D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 186-187
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 506-510

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