BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Lactarius volemus (Fr.) Fr., 1838 (a milkcap)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lactarius volemus | Fruitbody | 23 August 2005 | East Inverness-shire | Scotland | 7 |
Suggested Literature
Lactarius volemus may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Lactarius volemus is associated with:
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fruitbody | Betula - birches (Betulaceae) | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root | 
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
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fruitbody | Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
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fruitbody | Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
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fruitbody | Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Associated with Lactarius volemus:
| fruitbody (rotted) | rotted fruitbody is decayed by subiculate perithecium | Hypomyces ochraceus - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae) |
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Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 | |
| fruitbody | fruitbody is parasitised by Verticillium anamorph | Hypomyces ochraceus - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae) |
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Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 |
Lactarius volemus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
Lactarius (milkcap toadstools) |
References
| Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 | Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook |
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
