Lactarius deterrimus is a mushroom closely related to Lactarius deliciosus. The common name for this fungus is False saffron milk-cap, it's also known as Bitterer Milchling. L. deterrimus is found in coniferous woodlands in Europe. It forms a mycorrhizal relationship with spruces. Unlike L. deliciosus it favours wet places and can be found growing in wet spruce forests and even near bogs. Both this fungus and L. deliciosus are collected and sold in the Izmir region of southwestern Turkey, and the Antalya region of the south coast.