| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Basidiomycetes |
| Order: Agaricales | Family: Tricholomataceae |
| Species: Phaeolepiota aurea (Fr.) Maire | |
| Synonyms: |
Cystoderma aureum Lepiota pyrenaea Pholiota aurea Pholiota aurea var. herefordensis Pholiota aurea var. valhii Pholiota vahlii Togaria aurea |
| Common Name: | Golden Bootleg |
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Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (1) Poa (1) Urtica dioica (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (4) Woodland (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Other tall herb and fern: tall ruderal (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (7) Soil Leaves (3) Soil (2) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) September (4) October (12) November (4) |
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