Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Amanitaceae
Species: Amanita rubescens var. rubescens Pers.
Synonyms: Agaricus rubescens
Amanita rubescens var. alba
Blusher
Common Name: Blusher


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Amanita rubescens var. rubescensPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (184)
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)
Betula pubescens (6)
Abies procera (6)
Pinus (6)
Larix (4)
Picea (4)
Tilia x vulgaris (3)
Tilia (2)
Abies alba (2)
Pinus radiata (2)
Cedrus deodara (2)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Castanea sativa (1)
Picea abies (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Tsuga heterophylla (1)
Pinus nigra (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (35)
Woodland: mixed (35)
Woodland and scrub (20)
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 (141)
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 (107)
September (120)
October (67)
November (29)
December (1)