Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hymenogastraceae
Species: Gymnopilus junonius (Fr.) P.D. Orton

Synonyms:

Agaricus aureus Agaricus junonius Agaricus spectabilis Gymnopilus spectabilis Gymnopilus spectabilis var. junonius Lepiota aurea Pholiota grandis Pholiota junonia Pholiota spectabilis Pholiota spectabilis var. junonia Tagell Goch Fawr

Common Name:

Spectacular Rustgill

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Photographer: © Donna Rainey

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Quercus (10) Fagus sylvatica (8) Quercus petraea (3) Quercus robur (2) Acer (2) Poa (1) Pseudotsuga menziesii (1) Pinus (1) Salix caprea (1) Picea (1) Sequoiadendron giganteum (1) Salix (1) Aesculus hippocastanum (1) Abies procera (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Betula pendula (1) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1) Cupressus macrocarpa (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Malus (1) Acanthaceae (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12) Parkland and scattered trees (8) Woodland: mixed (8) Woodland and scrub (7) Woodland (6) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Stump (21) Tree (11) Wood (7) Tree base (5) Buried Wood (2) Dead Wood (2) Fallen log (2) Soil Grassy (2) Branch (1) Cut Trunk (1) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) February (1) March (5) July (2) August (10) September (18) October (39) November (7)