Lactarius vellereus var hometii (Gillet) Boud.
(a fleecy milkcap)

Interactions where Lactarius vellereus var hometii is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius vellereus var. hometii/Lactarius vellereus var. hometiia fleecy milkcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesliveroot

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Lactarius vellereus var hometii (a fleecy milkcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lactarius vellereus var hometii (a fleecy milkcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyLactarius vellereus var hometii (a fleecy milkcap)
SpeciesLactarius vellereus (Fleecy Milkcap)
SubgenusLactarius (Lactariopsis) (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactarius vellereus var hometii (a fleecy milkcap)

Lactarius vellereus var hometii (a fleecy milkcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lactarius vellereus var hometii (a fleecy milkcap):

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