Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Collybia cirrhata (Schumach.) Quél.
Synonyms: Agaricus amanitae
Agaricus amanitae subsp. cirrhata
Agaricus amanitae subsp. cirrhatus
Agaricus cirrhatus
Collybia cirrata
Sclerotium subterraneum ß truncorum
Sclerotium truncorum
Common Name: Piggyback Shanklet


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Collybia cirrhataPhotographer: © Chris Stretch
On Lactarius deterrimus
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Photographer: © Chris Stretch
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Lactarius deterrimus (1)
Russula delica (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fruitbody (1)
Mossy Wood (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (3)
October (2)
November (2)