Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Omphalotaceae
Species: Gymnopus dryophilus (Bull.) Murrill

Synonyms:

Agaricus dryophilus Collybia dryophila Collybia dryophila var. alvearis Collybia dryophila var. aurata Collybia dryophila var. oedipoides Marasmius dryophilus Marasmius dryophilus var. aurata Marasmius dryophilus var. auratus Omphalia dryophila Omphalia dryophilus

Common Name:

Russet Toughshank

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (19) Quercus (7) Quercus petraea (4) Calluna vulgaris (3) Betula (2) Corylus avellana (2) Sphagnum (1) Salix (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Pinus (1) Picea sitchensis (1) Picea abies (1) Picea (1) Larix (1) Carex (1) Betula pendula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (16) Woodland: mixed (7) Woodland: broadleaved (6) Woodland (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Acid grassland: semi-improved (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Acid grassland (1) Bog: raised (1) Calcareous grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Mire: blanket bog (1) Mire: blanket bog, mosaic (1) Neutral grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Sand-dune: dune heath (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (22) Soil Leaves (12) Leaf Litter (7) Soil Grassy (5) Soil Mossy (4) Soil Needle (2) Litter (1) Mossy Peat (1) Stump (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (4) March (2) May (4) June (2) July (5) August (15) September (33) October (28) November (7)