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Lactarius trivialis (Fr.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 337 (1838) [1836-1838]

Agaricus trivialis Fr., Observ. mycol. (Leipzig) 1: 61 (1815)

Habitat: On acidic soil in woodland. British material is usually said to be associated with Betula spp., but these are often intermixed with conifers such as Pinus or Picea spp.

Notes: British collections only from Scotland. Records from elsewhere are unsubstantiated with voucher material. In continental Europe this is a submontane species associated with Picea spp. in native woodland.

Distribution: E: !, S: !, NI: ?

Vouchers: England: K(M) 92505; Scotland: K(M) 92508

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 370
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 85
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 405
D+I:, in Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., Fungi of Northern Europe: The genus Lactarius 2: 287 pp. (1998), p. 70-71
D+I:, in Basso, M.T., Fungi Europaei 7: Lactarius Pers. 7: 845 pp. (1999), p. 152-158
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 401

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