Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Macrolepiota excoriata (Schaeff.) Wasser
Synonyms: Agaricus excoriatus
Lepiota excoriata
Lepiota heimii
Lepiota procera ß excoriata
Leucoagaricus excoriatus
Leucocoprinus excoriatus
Leucocoprinus heimii
Macrolepiota heimii
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Macrolepiota excoriataPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Ammophila arenaria (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (2)
Sand (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (1)
October (3)
November (2)