Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Amanita muscaria (L.) Hook.
Synonyms: Agaricus nobilis
Agaricus puellus
Amanita muscaria var. formosa
Amanita muscaria var. puella
Common Name: Fly Agaric
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula pendula (91)
Betula (22)
Pinus sylvestris (13)
Fagus sylvatica (9)
Abies procera (6)
Quercus (6)
Picea sitchensis (5)
Larix (4)
Picea abies (4)
Abies alba (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (3)
Ilex aquifolium (2)
Betula pubescens (1)
Cedrus libani (1)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1)
Nothofagus (1)
Pinus contorta (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (20)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (16)
Woodland: mixed (15)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (9)
Other artificial habitats (8)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (4)
Woodland: plantation (3)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (47)
Soil Grassy (20)
Soil Leaves (10)
Soil Mossy (10)
Soil bare (6)
Soil Needle (6)
Grass (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
July (1)
August (1)
September (40)
October (60)
November (42)