Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Amanitaceae
Species: Amanita rubescens Pers.

Synonyms:

Agaricus rubescens Amanita rubescens var. alba Amanita rubescens var. annulosulphurea Amanita rubescens var. magnifica Amanita rubescens var. rubescens

Common Name:

Blusher

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (185) Betula pendula (32) Quercus (31) Pinus sylvestris (26) Picea sitchensis (25) Betula (18) Pseudotsuga menziesii (15) Quercus petraea (13) Corylus avellana (10) Pinus contorta (7) Abies procera (6) Pinus (6) Betula pubescens (6) Larix (4) Picea (4) Tilia x vulgaris (3) Cedrus deodara (2) Pinus radiata (2) Abies alba (2) Tilia (2) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Pinus nigra (1) Castanea sativa (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Tsuga heterophylla (1) Picea abies (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (35) Woodland: mixed (35) Woodland and scrub (21) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (17) Woodland: mixed, plantation (17) Woodland (14) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (14) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (13) Parkland and scattered trees (12) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (6) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (5) Woodland: broadleaved (4) Woodland: plantation (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Bog: raised (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2) Other artificial habitats (2) Bog (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Cultivated/disturbed land: amenity grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Neutral grassland: unimproved (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (142) Soil Mossy (55) Soil Grassy (44) Soil Leaves (21) Soil Needle (10) Leaf Litter (3) Tree (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (8) March (6) April (1) May (1) June (14) July (46) August (108) September (120) October (67) November (29) December (1)