Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Strophariaceae
Species: Pholiota squarrosa (Vahl) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus floccosus Agaricus squarrosus Agaricus verruculosus Dryophila squarrosa Lepiota squarrosa Pholiota jahnii Pholiota squarrosa var. verruculosa

Common Name:

Shaggy Scalycap

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (26) Quercus (6) Fraxinus excelsior (4) Malva sylvestris (2) Tilia (2) Prunus (1) Salix (1) Fraxinus (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Prunus padus (1) Prunus avium (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (5) Woodland and scrub (5) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (5) Woodland: mixed (5) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Built-up areas (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Improved grassland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Tree (29) Stump (12) Wood (4) Tree base (3) Soil (2) Cut Trunk (1) Dead Branch (1) Dead Wood (1) Fallen Tree (1) Fence post (1) Soil Grassy (1) Soil Leaves (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) March (4) August (5) September (12) October (59) November (17)