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:
Fagus sylvatica (297)
Quercus (88)
Betula pendula (58)
Picea sitchensis (48)
Pinus sylvestris (48)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (30)
Betula (28)
Quercus petraea (26)
Corylus avellana (18)
Pinus (18)
Pinus contorta (14)
Abies procera (12)
Larix (8)
Beech (7)
Betula pubescens (6)
Abies alba (4)
Cedrus deodara (4)
Pinus radiata (4)
Tilia (4)
Acer pseudoplatanus (2)
Castanea sativa (2)
Picea abies (2)
Tilia cordata x platyphyllos (2)
Tsuga heterophylla (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (36)
Woodland: mixed (35)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (17)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (15)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (8)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (5)
Woodland: plantation (5)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3)
Other artificial habitats (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Bog (1)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (1)
Woodland (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 (160)
Soil Mossy (118)
Soil Grassy (79)
Soil Leaves (33)
Soil bare (20)
Soil Needle (20)
Tree (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (22)
July (71)
August (140)
September (168)
October (89)
November (60)
December (2)