Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Tricholoma columbetta (Fr.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus columbetta

Common Name:

Blue Spot Knight

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Corylus avellana (2) Quercus (2) Fagus sylvatica (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (4) Soil Mossy (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) March (1) September (5) October (6)