Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Amanitaceae
Species: Amanita excelsa var. excelsa (Fr.) Bertill.

Synonyms:

Agaricus excelsus Agaricus excelsus var. cariosus Agaricus validus Amanita ampla Amanita cariosa Amanita excelsa Amanita spissa var. valida

Common Name:

Grey Spotted Amanita

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (33) Quercus (3) Betula (2) Pseudotsuga menziesii (2) Tilia (2) Picea sitchensis (2) Quercus petraea (1) Carex (1) Pinaceae (1) Nothofagus (1) Corylus avellana (1) Pinus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (6) Woodland and scrub (5) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (5) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (20) Soil Mossy (9) Soil Grassy (5) Soil Leaves (3) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) May (1) June (1) July (6) August (16) September (23) October (6) November (2)