Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Lepiota cristata (Bolton) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus clypeolarius Agaricus cristatus Agaricus granulatus Lepiota cristata var. felinoides Lepiota cristata var. pallidior Lepiota felinoides Lepiota subfelinoides

Common Name:

Stinking Dapperling

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (13) Corylus avellana (4) Quercus (4) Tilia (2) Salix (2) Poa (2) Pinus sylvestris (1) Urtica dioica (1) Aesculus hippocastanum (1) Poaceae (1) Pinus (1) Luzula sylvatica (1) Larix (1) Crataegus monogyna (1) Carex (1) Alnus glutinosa (1) Betula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (14) Woodland and scrub (8) Woodland: mixed (7) Parkland and scattered trees (5) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Woodland (4) Built-up areas (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Sand-dune (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Scrub (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (26) Soil Leaves (9) Soil Grassy (6) Leaf Litter (2) Soil bare (1) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) March (3) July (1) August (8) September (23) October (29) November (4)