Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Amanita rubescens var. rubescens (Pers.) Gray
Synonyms:
Common Name:
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Amanita rubescens var. rubescensPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

Photographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Abies alba (1)
Abies procera (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Beech (1)
Betula (1)
Betula pendula (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Castanea sativa (1)
Cedrus deodara (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Larix (1)
Picea abies (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Pinus (1)
Pinus contorta (1)
Pinus radiata (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)
Quercus (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Tilia (1)
Tilia cordata x platyphyllos (1)
Tsuga heterophylla (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (36)
Woodland: mixed (34)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (17)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (16)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (11)
Parkland and scattered trees (9)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (8)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (5)
Woodland (5)
Woodland: plantation (4)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2)
Other artificial habitats (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Bog (1)
Bog: raised (1)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Cultivated/disturbed land: amenity grassland (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (1)
Ornamental gardens (1)
Park lawns (1)
Small parks and city squares (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (1)
Soil bare (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Tree (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (11)
July (37)
August (74)
September (84)
October (49)
November (34)
December (1)