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Fiery Milkcap

Lactarius pyrogalus

542Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
58Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul15
Aug68
Sep176
Oct211
Nov45
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England42
2Cornwall England29
3Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland28
4Gloucestershire England26
5Oxfordshire England23
6Kent England21
7Argyll and Bute Scotland20
8Highland Scotland19
9Worcestershire England19
10Powys Wales12
11Bristol, City of England12
12Mid Ulster Northern Ireland10
13Perth and Kinross Scotland9
14Denbighshire Wales9
15Cumbria England8
341 England75 Scotland40 Wales73 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 58 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
542
Peak month
October
Counties with records
58
Scientific name
Lactarius pyrogalus
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
529
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Russulales
Family
Russulaceae
Genus
Lactarius
Name with authority
Lactarius pyrogalus (Bull.) Fr.
Contributing datasets
17

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1784373 · GBIF 9125990