Oak Milkcap

Oak Milkcap - Lactarius quietus

Description

Medium sized milkcap associated with oak, with a pale reddish-brown cap that is usually zonate.  Flesh smells oil or like bedbugs when crushed.  Milk whitish/pale cream, mild tasting, faintly yellow on a white tissue. 

Similar Species

Other Lactarius are zoned, but smell is distinctivve

Identification difficulty

smell/host

Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note cap texture, smell, colour and taste of milk, and whether colour of milk changes on exposure to air (this may take some time).   You must note the tree species under which it was found.

Habitat

under oak

When to see it

Autumn

Life History

It grows solitarily or in scattered groups

UK Status

Common and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

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