Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Strophariaceae
Species: Pholiota squarrosa (Weigel) P. Kumm.
Synonyms: Agaricus floccosus
Agaricus squarrosus
Agaricus verruculosus
Dryophila squarrosa
Pholiota squarrosa var. verruculosa
Common Name: Shaggy Scalycap
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (16)
Quercus (6)
Fraxinus excelsior (4)
Malva sylvestris (2)
Prunus (2)
Tilia (2)
Beech (1)
Prunus avium (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (5)
Woodland: mixed (5)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Improved grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Tree (22)
Stump (11)
Wood (4)
Soil (2)
Cut Trunk (1)
Dead Wood (1)
Fallen Tree (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
August (3)
September (8)
October (50)
November (16)