Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
Order: Agaricales | Family: Amanitaceae |
Species: Amanita phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Link |
Synonyms: |
Agaricus phalloides Amanita phalloides var. alba Amanita viridis Deathcap |
Common Name: | Deathcap |
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: Quercus (7) Fagus sylvatica (3) Quercus petraea (2) Corylus avellana (2) Betula pubescens (1) Pinus (1) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (4) Woodland (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: plantation (1) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (7) Soil Leaves (3) Soil Grassy (1) Soil Mossy (1) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: January (4) August (3) September (7) October (8) November (2) |