Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Agaricus silvaticus Schaeff.
Synonyms: Psalliota sanguinaria
Psalliota silvatica
Common Name: Blushing Wood Mushroom
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Agaricus silvaticusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (3)
Pinus (2)
Abies procera (1)
Cedrus libani (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Woodland (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Woodland: mixed (3)
Acid grassland (2)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (2)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Sand-dune: open dune (1)
Scrub (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (5)
Soil Grassy (4)
Soil Needle (4)
Soil bare (2)
Soil Leaves (2)
Soil Mossy (2)
Soil sandy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (2)
September (7)
October (21)
November (6)