Image of Pale milkcap

Description:

Slo.: medla mlenica - Habitat: Steep mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica, north oriented, relatively cool place, in shade, protected from direct rain by tree canopies, locally flat calcareous ground covered with a thick layer of dead Fagus sylvatica leaves, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 800 m (2.600 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: forest soil covered with a thick layer of dead leaves. - Comments: Spore print creamy/light ocher with a slight pink tint. Smell indistinctive mushroomy. Spore dimensions: 7,9 (SD=0,8) x 6,3 (SD=0,5) micr., Q=1,3 (SD=0,09), n=30. - Ref.: (1) G. Pace, Vse o gobah (in Slovene), Mladinska Knjiga (1997), p193. (2) M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 84. (3) R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 961 (4) http://www.mycokey.com/MycoKeySolidState/species/Lactarius_pallidus.html , (5) http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/id_guide/russulaceae/lactarius_pallidus.htm , (6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_pallidus , (7) http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6291~gid~.asp , (8) http://www.ambmuggia.it/forum/index.php?showtopic=5543 .