| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
| Order: Boletales | Family: Gomphidiaceae |
| Species: Chroogomphus rutilus (Schaeff.) O.K. Mill. | |
| Synonyms: |
Agaricus gomphus Agaricus rutilus Chroogomphus britannicus Chroogomphus corallinus Chroogomphus rutilus var. corallinus Chroogomphus rutilus var. rutilus Cortinarius rutilus Cortinarius viscidus Gomphidius rutilus Gomphidius viscidus Gomphidius viscidus * testaceus Gomphidius viscidus f. giganteus Gomphidius viscidus var. testaceus Gomphus viscidus Spigyn Coprog |
| Common Name: | Copper Spike |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Pinus sylvestris (10) Pinus (7) Fagus sylvatica (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland and scrub (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (10) Soil Grassy (6) Wood (2) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) August (4) September (14) October (11) November (1) |
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