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Lactarius glyciosmus (Coconut Milkcap)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Lactarius glyciosmus (commonly known as the coconut scented milk cap) is a semi-edible mushroom in the genus Lactarius. Mycorrhizal, it can be found growing in soil at the base of birch trees in Europe. It is typically coloured a greyish lilac, with the sometimes hollow stem a little lighter coloured than the cap. It has crowded, decurrent gills, and smells strongly of coconuts.
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Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Providers

Mutual (symbiont) 
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[1]

Consumers

Mutual (symbiont) 
Abies clanbrassiliana (Norway spruce)[1]
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[1]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[1]

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1Ecology of Commanster
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0