Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Strophariaceae
Species: Gymnopilus junonius (Fr.) P.D. Orton
Synonyms: Agaricus aureus
Agaricus junonius
Agaricus spectabilis
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus spectabilis var. junonius
Pholiota grandis
Pholiota junonia
Pholiota spectabilis
Pholiota spectabilis var. junonia
Common Name: Spectacular Rustgill


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Gymnopilus junoniusPhotographer: © Donna Rainey
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (10)
Fagus sylvatica (8)
Quercus petraea (3)
Acer (2)
Sequoiadendron giganteum (1)
Salix (1)
Poa (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Pinus (1)
Picea (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)
Malus (1)
Acanthaceae (1)
Aesculus hippocastanum (1)
Betula pendula (1)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1)
Cupressus macrocarpa (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Abies procera (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (10)
Parkland and scattered trees (8)
Woodland: mixed (8)
Woodland and scrub (7)
Woodland (6)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Boundaries: hedge with trees (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Stump (20)
Tree (11)
Wood (7)
Tree base (5)
Buried Wood (2)
Dead Wood (2)
Fallen log (2)
Soil Grassy (2)
Branch (1)
Cut Trunk (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (5)
February (1)
March (5)
July (2)
August (9)
September (18)
October (36)
November (6)