Lactarius obscuratus (Lasch) Fr., (alder milkcap)

28 Sep 1999 at OSGR: SU46 in Berks, England

Lactarius obscuratus is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Russulaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Record Summary	under Alder
Found as	Fruitbody
Date	28 September 1999
Associated organism	Alnus glutinosus
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU46
Lat/Lon	51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice County	Berks, VC no: 22
Country	England
Voucher	28 Sep 1999[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

Notes:

Milk watery-white.

Smell: quite strong on cutting, like Lepiota cristata.

Cap: 12mm, height: 25mm, stipe: 2mm.

Spores: 6.7-8(8.5)/5.5-6.5µm

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J., 1998. The Genus Lactarius. Fungi of Northern Europe, Vol 2, 286pp, Danish Mycological Society

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Lactarius obscuratus (Lasch) Fr., (alder milkcap)

28 Sep 1999 at OSGR: SU46 in Berks, England

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