Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Volvopluteus gloiocephalus (DC.) Vizzini, Contu & Justo

Synonyms:

Agaricus gloiocephalus Agaricus speciosus Amanita speciosa Tagell Rosliw Ben Gludiog Volvaria gloiocephala Volvaria speciosa Volvaria speciosa f. gloiocephala Volvaria speciosa var. gloiocephala Volvariella gloiocephala Volvariella speciosa Volvariella speciosa f. gloiocephala Volvariella speciosa var. gloiocephala

Common Name:

Stubble Rosegill

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (3) Fagus sylvatica (2) Ammophila arenaria (1) Poaceae (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Built-up areas (2) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2) Improved grassland (2) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: improved/reseeded, lowland (1) Sand-dune: open dune (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (19) Soil (7) Grass (3) Sand (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) March (3) May (3) June (1) July (3) August (8) September (9) October (19) November (12)