| 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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Photographer: © David Mitchel |
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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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) August (3) September (8) October (50) November (16) |
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