Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Lyophyllaceae
Species: Asterophora parasitica (Bull.) Singer

Synonyms:

Agaricus parasiticus Agaricus umbratus Cap Ardyfol Sidan Gymnopus parasiticus Hypomyces baryanus Nyctalis parasitica Ugola baryana

Common Name:

Silky Piggyback

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Russula nigricans (15) Russula (8) Russulaceae (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (6) Woodland and scrub (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Fruitbody (25) Rotting Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (3) September (14) October (26) November (1)