Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Amanitaceae
Species: Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam.

Synonyms:

Agaricus adnatus Agaricus aureolus Agaricus gemmatus Agaricus muscarius Agaricus muscarius var. formosus Agaricus nobilis Agaricus puellus Amanita adnata Amanita aureola Amanita circinnata Amanita formosa Amanita gemmata Amanita gemmata var. exannulata Amanita junquillea var. exannulata Amanita muscaria ? puella Amanita muscaria f. aureola Amanita muscaria forma formosa Amanita muscaria ß formosa Amanita muscaria ß minor Amanita muscaria var. aureola Amanita muscaria var. formosa Amanita muscaria var. lutea Amanita muscaria var. muscaria Amanita muscaria var. puella Amanitopsis adnata Amanitopsis gemmata

Common Name:

Fly Agaric

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula pendula (92) Betula (31) Pinus sylvestris (18) Fagus sylvatica (12) Abies procera (8) Picea sitchensis (5) Betula pubescens (5) Picea abies (4) Abies alba (3) Quercus (3) Pseudotsuga menziesii (3) Ilex aquifolium (2) Larix (2) Cedrus libani (1) Nothofagus (1) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1) Pinus (1) Pinus contorta (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: coniferous, plantation (22) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (16) Woodland: mixed (16) Woodland and scrub (12) Woodland (9) Other artificial habitats (8) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Woodland: coniferous (2) Woodland: plantation (2) Acid grassland (1) Bog (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Neutral grassland: unimproved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (75) Soil Grassy (22) Soil Leaves (11) Soil Mossy (8) Soil Needle (7) Grass (1) Leaf Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (11) March (1) July (3) August (7) September (59) October (87) November (47) December (1)