Lactarius quietus (Fr.) Fr.
(Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap)
SubgenusLactarius (Russularia) (a group of milkcaps)
GenusLactarius (milkcap toadstools)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap) :
1: Lactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap)
7 Oct 2016 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
2 fruitbodies under Oak
Image 1: Fruitbody - lain down to show stipe and gillsImage 2: Fruitbody - oblique viewImage 3: Fruitbody - top viewImage 4: Fruitbody - top view and lain downImage 5: Cap surface - at centre - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Cap surface - at margin - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Cap surface - enlargedImage 8: Gills - at margin - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Milk - fresh - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Milk - fresh - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Milk on broken gills - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Spore print - enlargedImage 13: Stipe apex and gills - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Spores - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - magnified (3)Image 17: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 18: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Lactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap)
21 Sep 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under oak
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap (3)Image 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - side-viewImage 8: Fruitbody - side-view (2)Image 9: Fruitbody -side-viewImage 10: Fruitbody - side-viewImage 11: Fruitbody - side-view (2)Image 12: GillsImage 13: Gills - close-up
3: Lactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap)
28 Sep 1974 OSGR: SK27 53° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - upturned to show gills
4: Lactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap)
27 Sep 1974 OSGR: SK27 53° 10’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
under oak
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view and upturned to show gills

Lactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactarius quietus (Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap)

A medium-sized milk cap with a dry pinkish buff to brick coloured cap and a smell of bugs. It is almost always found wherever Quercus grows.

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