Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Aspropaxillus giganteus (Sowerby) Kühner & Maire

Synonyms:

Agaricus giganteus Agaricus subinvolutus Clitocybe cerrusata var. monstrosa Clitocybe gigantea Leucopaxillus giganteus Paxillus giganteus Twmffat/Twndish Enfawr

Common Name:

Giant Funnel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (3) Poaceae (1) Prunus laurocerasus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (3) Leaf Litter (1) Soil Grassy (1) Soil Leaves (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) September (2) October (11) November (6) December (1)