Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
Order: Agaricales | Family: Amanitaceae |
Species: Amanita muscaria var. muscaria (L.) Lam. |
Synonyms: |
Agaricus adnatus Agaricus gemmatus Agaricus muscarius Agaricus nobilis Agaricus puellus Amanita adnata Amanita circinnata Amanita gemmata Amanita gemmata var. exannulata Amanita junquillea var. exannulata Amanita muscaria Amanita muscaria ? puella Amanita muscaria ß minor Amanita muscaria var. puella Amanitopsis adnata Amanitopsis gemmata |
Common Name: | Fly Agaric |
An ectomycorrhizal species | |
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Photographer: © David Mitchel |
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula pendula (92) Pinus sylvestris (18) Betula (14) Fagus sylvatica (10) Abies procera (8) Picea sitchensis (5) Picea abies (4) Quercus (3) Pseudotsuga menziesii (3) Abies alba (3) Ilex aquifolium (2) Larix (2) Nothofagus (1) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1) Pinus (1) Cedrus libani (1) Pinus contorta (1) Betula pubescens (1) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: coniferous, plantation (22) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (16) Woodland: mixed (16) Other artificial habitats (8) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (7) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: coniferous (2) Woodland: plantation (2) Acid grassland (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) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (60) Soil Grassy (21) 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 (2) August (2) September (40) October (59) November (44) December (1) |