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Fenugreek milkcap

Lactarius helvus

126Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug26
Sep40
Oct47
Nov10
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland25
2Aberdeenshire Scotland15
3Argyll and Bute Scotland7
4Surrey England4
5Cumbria England4
6Liverpool England4
7Worcestershire England3
8Kent England2
9Gloucestershire England2
10Sefton England2
11Aberdeen City Scotland2
12North Ayrshire Scotland2
13Cambridgeshire England1
14Essex England1
15South Ayrshire Scotland1
61 England54 Scotland1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
126
Peak month
October
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Lactarius helvus
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
111
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Russulales
Family
Russulaceae
Genus
Lactarius
Name with authority
Lactarius helvus (Fr.) Fr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1377524 · GBIF 5248660