Fungi > Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Russulales > Russulaceae > Lactarius > Lactarius glyciosmusLactarius glyciosmus (Coconut Milkcap)Synonyms: Agaricus glyciosmus; Galorrheus glyciosmus; Lactarius conditus; Lactarius glyciosmus f. zonata; Lactarius glyciosmus var. fragilis; Lactifluus glyciosmus 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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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Borrowdale Woodland Complex |
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1650 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Ebernoe Common |
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581 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Stiperstones and The Hollies |
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1486 |
England, United Kingdom |
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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
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