| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
| Order: Agaricales | Family: Amanitaceae |
| Species: Amanita phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Link | |
| Synonyms: |
Agaricus phalloides Amanita phalloides var. alba Amanita viridis Cap Marwol cupa bàis cupannan bàis Deathcap The Death Cap |
| Common Name: | Deathcap |
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Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species |
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| An ectomycorrhizal species | |
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Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Corylus avellana (9) Quercus (8) Fagus sylvatica (4) Quercus petraea (2) Betula (1) Betula pubescens (1) Pinus (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (7) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Woodland: mixed (4) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland and scrub (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (12) Soil Leaves (4) Leaf Litter (1) Soil Grassy (1) Soil Mossy (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (4) August (5) September (13) October (11) November (2) |
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