Woolly Milkcap - Lactarius torminosus

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    Description

    Cap 4-12cm, convex with a strongly inrolled margin becoming flattened and depressed at the centre, with a slightly to felty-hairy surface and a strongly bearded margin.  Colour pale to deep flesh-pink with darker concentric zones. 

    Similar Species

    The pink colours and the concentric rings are variable and if weak can lead to confusion with L. pubescens.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    Woodlands, always with birch.

    When to see it

    August to November.

    UK Status

    Widespread but never really common in Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

    • Lostash
      Winchester Avenue In Estate Path
      20 November 2011

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map