Lactarius vellereus (Fr.) Fr.
(Fleecy Milkcap)

Interactions where Lactarius vellereus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
fruitbody is food source of larva UK/Ireland Drosophila repleta a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from Myxomycetes, Buxton, P.A., 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila repleta/Drosophila repletaa fruit flylarva Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius vellereus/Lactarius vellereusfleecy milkcapfruitbody larva feeds on fruitbody
(dead, decayed, buried) dead, decayed, buried fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandRare Tephrocybe mephitica a greyling Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae A toadstool in an unusual habitat, Evans, R.E., 1985
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae/Tephrocybe mephitica/Tephrocybe mephiticaa greylingfruitbody Fungus / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius vellereus/Lactarius vellereusfleecy milkcapdead, decayed, buriedfruitbodyRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, buried fruitbody
fruitbody (decayed) decayed fruitbody is parasitised by fruitbody Asterophora lycoperdoides Powdery Piggyback, Pick-a-back Toadstool Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 28: Nyctalis asterophora Fr., Brand, A.W., 1990
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae/Asterophora lycoperdoides/Asterophora lycoperdoidespowdery piggyback, pick-a-back toadstoolfruitbody Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius vellereus/Lactarius vellereusfleecy milkcapdecayedfruitbody (summer-autumn)fruitbody parasitises decayed fruitbody
fruitbody (moribund) moribund fruitbody is parasitised by fruitbody Asterophora lycoperdoides Powdery Piggyback, Pick-a-back Toadstool Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 28: Nyctalis asterophora Fr., Brand, A.W., 1990
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae/Asterophora lycoperdoides/Asterophora lycoperdoidespowdery piggyback, pick-a-back toadstoolfruitbody Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius vellereus/Lactarius vellereusfleecy milkcapmoribundfruitbody (summer-autumn)fruitbody parasitises moribund fruitbody
fruitbody (old) old fruitbody is decayed by effuse colony of Amblyosporium anamorph Amblyosporium spongiosum an anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Amblyosporium spongiosum/Amblyosporium spongiosuman anamorphic funguseffusecolonyAmblyosporium anamorph Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius vellereus/Lactarius vellereusfleecy milkcapoldfruitbody effuse colony of Amblyosporium anamorph is saprobic on old fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Brand, A.W., 1990Profiles of Fungi No. 28: Nyctalis asterophora Fr.Mycologist Vol 04 (2): 87.
Buxton, P.A., 1954British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from MyxomycetesProceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology Vol. 29 (10-12): 163-171.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Evans, R.E., 1985A toadstool in an unusual habitatBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (1): 60.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Lactarius vellereus (Fleecy Milkcap) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lactarius vellereus (Fleecy Milkcap) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Lactarius vellereus var hometii
a fleecy milkcap
Variety 1 trophisms
Lactarius vellereus var vellereus
Fleecy Milkcap
Variety 5 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLactarius vellereus (Fleecy Milkcap)
SubgenusLactarius (Lactariopsis) (a group of milkcaps)
GenusLactarius (milkcap toadstools)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactarius vellereus (Fleecy Milkcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2014 Fungal Portraits No. 58: Lactifluus vellereus and related species Field Mycology Vol 15 (2): 39-41.

Lactarius vellereus (Fleecy Milkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lactarius vellereus (Fleecy Milkcap):

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