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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Russulales: Russulaceae: Lactarius quietus (Fr.) Fr., 1838

Lactarius quietus – Oakbug milkcap

Synonyms: Agaricus quietus, Galorrheus quietus, Lactarius pallidus, Lactifluus quietus.

Common name: oakbug milkcap.

Russian names: Mlechnik dubovyy, Mlechnik neytralnyy, Gruzd dubovyy, Mlechnik spokoynyy, Poddubnik, Podoreshnik.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Lactarius quietus (commonly known as the oak milkcap, oakbug milkcap or southern milkcap) is a mushroom of the genus Lactarius. It is easily identified by its oily scent and the concentric bands on its cap. It is brown, and is probably named after its matt, "quiet" surface and colouration. It is found exclusively under oak trees in Europe, where it grows solitarily or in scattered groups in autumn months. In North America, the variety L. quietus var. incanus is fairly common in the same habitat. The mushroom's edibility is disputed.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Oak milkcap mushrooms (<B>Lactarius quietus</B>) in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-05.htm">August 5, 2016</A>
LinkOak milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius quietus) in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
Location on mapsPrimorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Banded caps of oak milkcap mushrooms (<B>Lactarius quietus</B>) in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-05.htm">August 5, 2016</A>
LinkBanded caps of oak milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius quietus) in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
Location on mapsPrimorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Oakbug milkcap mushrooms (<B>Lactarius quietus</B>) near the gulf near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-27.htm">July 27, 2017</A>
LinkOakbug milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius quietus) near the gulf near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2017
Location on mapsPolyanskaya dor., Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Oakbug milkcap (<B>Lactarius quietus</B>) mushrooms near Razliv Lake, in Sestroretsk area west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-10-02.htm">October 2, 2017</A>
LinkOakbug milkcap (Lactarius quietus) mushrooms near Razliv Lake, in Sestroretsk area west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2017
Location on mapsDoroga K Shalashu Lenina, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Oak milkcap mushrooms (<B>Lactarius quietus</B>) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-01.htm">September 1, 2018</A>
LinkOak milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius quietus) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018
Location on mapsPrimorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755

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Acknowledgements

Russian web-forums Planeta Gribov, V Kontakte, and Griby Sredney Polosy for learning names of local mushrooms.

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