Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
Order: Agaricales | Family: Lyophyllaceae |
Species: Asterophora parasitica (Bull.) Singer |
Synonyms: |
Agaricus parasiticus Agaricus umbratus Cap Ardyfol Sidan Gymnopus parasiticus Hypomyces baryanus Nyctalis parasitica Ugola baryana |
Common Name: | Silky Piggyback |
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Russula nigricans (13) Russula (5) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (9) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (9) Woodland: mixed (5) Woodland and scrub (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: plantation (1) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Fruitbody (23) Rotting Wood (1) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: August (3) September (14) October (23) November (1) |