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Pale milkcap

Lactarius pallidus

154Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun2
Jul2
Aug12
Sep65
Oct51
Nov11
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gloucestershire England13
2Oxfordshire England11
3Bristol, City of England9
4Renfrewshire Scotland8
5Perth and Kinross Scotland7
6Surrey England4
7Argyll and Bute Scotland4
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
9Monmouthshire Wales4
10Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland3
11Kent England2
12Highland Scotland2
13Worcestershire England2
14Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland2
15Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland2
94 England27 Scotland6 Wales11 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
154
Peak month
September
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Lactarius pallidus
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
139
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Russulales
Family
Russulaceae
Genus
Lactarius
Name with authority
Lactarius pallidus Pers.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1393910 · GBIF 5248676