Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Amanitaceae
Species: Amanita vaginata (Bull.) Lam.

Synonyms:

Agaricus vaginatus Agaricus vaginatus var. griseus Amanita livida Amanita vaginata f. grisea Amanita vaginata f. plumbea Amanita vaginata forma grisea Amanita vaginata forma plumbea Amanita vaginata forma violacea Amanita vaginata subsp. plumbea Amanita vaginata var. grisea Amanita vaginata var. livida Amanita vaginata var. plumbea Amanita vaginata var. vaginata Amanita violacea Amanitopsis vaginata Amanitopsis vaginata var. plumbea Amanitopsis vaginata var. violacea Vaginata livida

Common Name:

Grisette

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Corylus avellana (20) Fagus sylvatica (15) Quercus (3) Betula pubescens (3) Betula pendula (3) Cedrus libani (2) Tilia (2) Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea (2) Bryophyta (1) Betula (1) Quercus petraea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (14) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8) Woodland and scrub (6) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Bog: raised (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (24) Soil Grassy (7) Soil Leaves (6) Soil Mossy (2) Leaf Litter (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (7) March (2) July (4) August (25) September (32) October (9) November (4)