Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Marasmiaceae
Species: Armillaria gallica Merxm. & Romagn.
Synonyms: Agaricus melleus
Armillaria bulbosa
Armillaria lutea
Armillaria mellea var. bulbosa
Common Name: Bulbous Honey Fungus
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    Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
    Quercus (12)
    Betula (6)
    Fraxinus excelsior (4)
    Corylus avellana (3)
    Fagus sylvatica (2)
    Alnus glutinosa (1)
    Beech (1)
    Hazel (1)
    Quercus petraea (1)
    Ulex europaeus (1)
    Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
    Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (35)
    Woodland (16)
    Neutral grassland: semi-improved (14)
    Woodland: mixed (12)
    Built up area, domestic (7)
    Parkland and scattered trees (6)
    Small parks and city squares (6)
    Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (5)
    Woodland: broadleaved (5)
    Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
    Scrub (3)
    Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2)
    Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2)
    Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
    Acid grassland (1)
    Built-up areas (1)
    Cultivated/disturbed land: amenity grassland (1)
    Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
    Neutral grassland (1)
    Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
    Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
    Woodland: plantation (1)
    Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
    Soil Grassy (17)
    Stump (10)
    Soil (9)
    Dead Wood (8)
    Soil Leaves (7)
    Soil Mossy (7)
    Fallen Branch (3)
    Fallen Tree (3)
    Log (2)
    Tree (2)
    Wood (2)
    Buried Wood (1)
    Fallen log (1)
    Months recorded in & number of records:
    July (1)
    August (1)
    September (8)
    October (67)
    November (21)