Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
Order: Agaricales | Family: Amanitaceae |
Species: Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam. |
Synonyms: |
Agaricus gemmatus Amanita gemmata Amanita'r Gwybed 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) Betula pubescens (5) Picea sitchensis (5) Picea abies (4) Pseudotsuga menziesii (3) Abies alba (3) Quercus (3) Ilex aquifolium (2) Larix (2) Nothofagus (1) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1) Pinus (1) Pinus contorta (1) Cedrus libani (1) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: January (11) March (1) July (3) August (7) September (59) October (87) November (47) December (1) |