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Lactarius aurantiacus

No common English name — the scientific name is given

formerly Lactarius mitissimus

Genus Lactarius. Family Russulaceae. Order Russulales.

Lactarius aurantiacus — Photographs 1
Lactarius aurantiacus.
Photo Кирилла Быкова

Description

Lactarius aurantiacus forms mycorrhiza with birch and, less often, with oak and spruce. It grows in moss and leaf litter, singly and in small groups, and is fairly common. Season: mid-July to October, most abundantly through August and September. Translated from the Russian-language Wikipedia.

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Photographs

Lactarius aurantiacus — Photographs 2
Lactarius aurantiacus.
Photo Ivan Klumov
Lactarius aurantiacus — Photographs 3
Lactarius aurantiacus. Mycological illustration.
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Source: Wikipedia (Russian)