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Pine Milkcap

Lactarius musteus

55Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul2
Aug9
Sep28
Oct12
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland25
2Aberdeenshire Scotland18
3Moray Scotland7
4Perth and Kinross Scotland1
51 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
55
Peak month
September
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Lactarius musteus
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
48
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Russulales
Family
Russulaceae
Genus
Lactarius
Name with authority
Lactarius musteus Fr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1593878 · GBIF 5248725