Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Tricholomopsis rutilans (Schaeff.) Singer
Synonyms: Agaricus rutilans
Agaricus serratis
Agaricus variegatus
Agaricus xerampelinus
Gymnopus rutilans
Tricholoma rutilans
Tricholoma rutilans var. variegatum
Tricholoma variegatum
Tricholomopsis rutilans var. variegata
Common Name: Plums and Custard


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Tricholomopsis rutilansPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Picea sitchensis (12)
Larix (12)
Picea abies (11)
Pinus (6)
Fagus sylvatica (6)
Pinopsida (4)
Larix decidua (2)
Corylus avellana (2)
Pinaceae (2)
Carex (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (2)
Picea (2)
Coniferophyta (1)
Pinus nigra (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (16)
Woodland and scrub (11)
Woodland: mixed (6)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (6)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3)
Woodland (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Mire: blanket bog (1)
Other artificial habitats (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Stump (52)
Soil (17)
Soil Grassy (6)
Buried Wood (5)
Soil Leaves (3)
Wood (3)
Dead Wood (2)
Fallen Tree (2)
Soil Needle (2)
Root (1)
Stump, base (1)
Stump, mossy (1)
Tree base (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (8)
March (2)
June (1)
July (7)
August (21)
September (43)
October (50)
November (14)
December (2)