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Lactarius aspideus (Fr.) Fr., 1838 (a milkcap)

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Roberts, P., 2004 (Photograph) Where to look for Interesting Fungi: Willows and Sallows

Lactarius aspideus may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)
RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)
Lactarius
(milkcap toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Lactarius aspideus is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with root Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [esp. on wet soil]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with root Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [esp. on wet soil]
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with root Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [esp. on wet soil]

Associated with Lactarius aspideus:

Lactarius aspideus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
Lactarius
(milkcap toadstools)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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