Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Amanitaceae
Species: Limacella guttata (Pers.) Konrad & Maubl.
Synonyms: Agaricus guttatus
Agaricus lenticularis
Agaricus megalodactylus
Amanita megalodactyla
Amanita megalodactylus
Lepiota guttata
Lepiota lenticularis
Lepiota lenticularis var. megalodactylus
Limacella lenticularis
Common Name:


Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Limacella guttataPhotographer: © Ronnie Irvine
Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine

Photographer: © Emanuele Armaforte
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (10)
Quercus (2)
Pinaceae (1)
Pinus (1)
Crataegus monogyna (1)
Aesculus hippocastanum (1)
Picea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (9)
Woodland and scrub (5)
Woodland: mixed (5)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4)
Woodland (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (13)
Soil Leaves (5)
Leaf Litter (4)
Soil Grassy (3)
Litter (1)
Stump (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (4)
October (24)