Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Auriscalpiaceae
Species: Lentinellus cochleatus (Pers.) P. Karst.
Synonyms: Agaricus cochleatus
Agaricus confluens
Agaricus cornucopioides
Lentinellus cochleatus var. inolens
Lentinus cochleatus
Lentinus umbellatus
Lenzites cochleatus
Common Name: Aniseed Cockleshell
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Lentinellus cochleatus

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Aesculus hippocastanum (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Pinus (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (4)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: coniferous (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dead Wood (1)
Fallen log (1)
Stump (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (2)
September (8)
October (1)
November (1)