Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Amanitaceae
Species: Amanita excelsa var. excelsa (Fr.) Bertill.
Synonyms: Agaricus excelsus
Agaricus excelsus var. cariosus
Agaricus validus
Amanita ampla
Amanita cariosa
Amanita spissa var. valida
Common Name: Grey Spotted Amanita


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Amanita excelsa var. excelsaPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (33)
Quercus (3)
Picea sitchensis (2)
Tilia (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (2)
Betula (2)
Nothofagus (1)
Pinaceae (1)
Pinus (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Carex (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (6)
Woodland and scrub (5)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (5)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Wet dwarf shrub heath (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (20)
Soil Mossy (9)
Soil Grassy (5)
Soil Leaves (3)
Soil Needle (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
May (1)
July (6)
August (16)
September (22)
October (6)
November (2)