Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Pluteus salicinus (Pers.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus salicinus Pluteus salicinus var. beryllus Pluteus salicinus var. floccosus

Common Name:

Willow Shield

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Alnus glutinosa (4) Fagus sylvatica (3) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Betula pendula (2) Sambucus nigra (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Woodland (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Bog: raised (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Poor semi-improved (1) Scrub (1) Valley alderwoods on mineral soils (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Dead Wood (5) Wood (4) Soil (2) Log (1) Stem, dead, fallen (1) Stump (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (1) May (3) July (3) August (2) September (8) October (8) November (2)