Lactarius-vellereus_6

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Lactarius vellereusFleecy Milk CapSlo.: polstena mlenicaDat.: Oct. 07. 2010Lat.: 46.33879 Long.: 13.49732Code: Bot_466/2010_DSC5716 Habitat: Southeast inclined mountain slope, mixed forest, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, calcareous bedrock, in half-shade, relatively warm place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 1.000 m (3.300 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: forest soil.Place: Bovec basin, southeast slopes of Mt. Kanin mountain group, Lower Gozdec place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary, pileus diameter up to 20 cm (8 inch), milk abundant, white, doesn't change color; milk taste burning, smell indistinctive; SP white slightly yellow-crme, faint; Spores warty with ridges. Spore dimensions: 10.0 (SD = 1.0) x 8.1 (SD = 0.9) micr., Q = 1.24 (SD = 0.17), n = 30. Ref.:(1) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 94. (2) A.Poler, Veselo po gobe (in Slovene), Mohorjeva druba Celovec (2002), p 169. (3) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 190. (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 936. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6365~sou... .(6) www.webalice.it/mondellix/Funghi L.htm .