Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Tricholoma saponaceum var. saponaceum (Fr.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus atrovirens Agaricus napipes Agaricus rapipes Agaricus saponaceus Tricholoma saponaceum var. atrovirens Tricholoma saponaceum var. napipes Tricholoma saponaceum var. rapipes

Common Name:

Soapy Knight

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (25) Quercus (3) Betula pendula (2) Tilia (1) Carpinus betulus (1) Aesculus hippocastanum (1) Betula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (14) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (7) Woodland and scrub (6) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4) Woodland (4) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: coniferous (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (14) Soil Grassy (8) Soil Leaves (6) Soil Mossy (3) Leaf Litter (2) Grass (1) Rotting Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) March (1) August (4) September (7) October (28) November (5) December (1)