Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Echinoderma asperum (Pers.) Bon

Synonyms:

Agaricus acutesquamosus Agaricus asper Agaricus elvensis Agaricus friesii Agaricus mariae Amanita aspera Cystolepiota acutesquamosa Cystolepiota aspera Lepiota acutesquamosa Lepiota acutesquamosa var. furcata Lepiota aspera Lepiota friesii Lepiota friesii var. acutesquamosa Lepiota priesii Pertyn Brych

Common Name:

Freckled Dapperling

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (5) Poa (4) Acer platanoides (2) Aesculus hippocastanum (2) Quercus (2) Matteuccia struthiopteris (1) Castanea sativa (1) Crataegus monogyna (1) Betula (1) Corylus avellana (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6) Woodland: mixed (6) Woodland (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Built-up areas (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland and scrub (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Bog: raised (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (12) Soil Leaves (5) Leaf Litter (1) Soil Grassy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) August (5) September (5) October (20) November (2)