Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Volvariella gloiocephala (DC.) Boekhout & Enderle

Synonyms:

Agaricus gloiocephalus Agaricus speciosus Amanita speciosa Volvaria gloiocephala Volvaria speciosa Volvaria speciosa f. gloiocephala Volvaria speciosa forma gloiocephala Volvaria speciosa var. gloiocephala Volvariella speciosa Volvariella speciosa f. gloiocephala Volvariella speciosa var. gloiocephala Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

Common Name:

Stubble Rosegill

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (3) Fagus sylvatica (2) Ammophila arenaria (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Poaceae (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Built-up areas (2) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2) Improved grassland (2) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: improved/reseeded, lowland (1) Sand-dune: open dune (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (19) Soil (7) Grass (3) Sand (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) March (3) May (3) June (1) July (3) August (7) September (9) October (19) November (9)