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Lactarius helvus (Fr.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 347 (1838) [1836-1838]

Agaricus helvus Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 1: 72 (1821)
Agaricus tomentosus Krombh., Naturgetr. Abbild. Beschr. Schwämme (Prague) 6: 7 (1841)
Lactarius aquifluus Peck, Ann. Rep. N.Y. St. Mus. nat. Hist. 28: 50 (1876) [1875]
Lactarius tomentosus (Krombh.) Cooke, Handb. Brit. Fungi 2nd Edn: 314 (1889)

Habitat: On acidic soil in woodland, associated with conifers. In Britain usually with Pinus spp. (but also with Picea spp. in continental Europe) and occasionally with Betula spp.

Notes: Occasional but widespread in England, rather common in Scotland and rarely reported elsewhere.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 91974; Scotland: K(M) 91982

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 86-87
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 371
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 89
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 411
D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 174-175
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 469-474
I:, in Lange, J.E., Flora Agaricina Danica 5: 105 pp. (1940), pl. t.175F
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 412

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