Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Amanita fulva Schaeff.
Synonyms: Amanitopsis fulva
Amanitopsis vaginata var. fulva
Common Name: Tawny Grisette
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Amanita fulvaPhotographer: © Roy Anderson
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (32)
Betula pubescens (14)
Fagus sylvatica (10)
Beech (3)
Betula pendula (2)
Poa (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (17)
Woodland: broadleaved (4)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (3)
Woodland: mixed (3)
Woodland: plantation (3)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (1)
Bog (1)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (1)
Other artificial habitats (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Mossy (12)
Soil Peat (9)
Soil (7)
Soil Grassy (7)
Soil bare (3)
Soil Leaves (3)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
July (2)
August (30)
September (21)
October (10)
November (1)