Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Auriscalpiaceae
Species: Lentinellus cochleatus (Pers.) P. Karst.
Synonyms: Agaricus cochleatus
Agaricus confluens
Agaricus cornucopioides
Lentinellus cochleatus subsp. inolens
Lentinellus cochleatus var. inolens
Lentinus cochleatus
Lenzites cochleatus
Merulius cornucopioides
Omphalia cochleata
Omphalia cochleata ß cornucopioides
Common Name: Aniseed Cockleshell


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Lentinellus cochleatusPhotographer: © Debbie Nelson
Photographer: © Debbie Nelson

Photographer: © Debbie Nelson
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (3)
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Pinus (2)
Quercus (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Pinopsida (1)
Coniferophyta (1)
Aesculus hippocastanum (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (5)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Stump (7)
Dead Wood (2)
Fallen log (2)
Wood (2)
Branch (1)
Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
May (1)
August (2)
September (11)
October (5)
November (1)