Woolly Milkcap

Fungus / parasite
subiculate, partly immersed perithecium of Hypomyces lateritius parasitises fruitbody of Lactarius torminosus

Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza
fruitbody of Lactarius torminosus is ectomycorrhizal with live root of Betula
Remarks: Other: uncertain
Other: sole host/prey

Lactaria torminosa (Schaeff.) Pers. Tent. Disp. Fung. 64. 1797
Agaricus lorm-inosus Schaefi . Fung. Bavar. 4: 7 (index). 1774 Lactaria villosa Clements, Bot. Surv. Neb. 4 : 20. 1896.
Pileus fleshy, convex, depressed in the center, finally nearly infundibuliform 4-10 cm broad ; surface pale pinkish-yellow or pale-ochroleucous or ochraceous tinged with incarnate often zoned with deeper color, sometimes nearly white and azonate, viscid when wet, center glabrous ; margin involute at first, then merely deflexed, persistently covered with long white tomentum : context, firm, white, not changing color, poisonous ; latex white, unchanging, very acrid; lamellae whitish or cream-yellow tinged with pale-incarnate, some forking near the stem, close, decurrent, thin, 5 mm. broad ; stipe paler than the pileus, sometimes faintly spotted with yellow, equal or tapering downwards, glabrous or pruinose, smooth, stuffed, becoming hollow, 3-7 cm. long, 2 cm. or less thick : spores white, broadly elliptic, echinulate, uniguttulate, hyaline, 6-8X8-10//.
Type locality : Bavaria.
Habitat : In deciduous or coniferous woods, in open or shady places.
Distribution : Maine to Alabama and west to Colorado and Nebraska ; also in EJurope.

Lactarius cilicioides is a member of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales.