Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Phaeolepiota aurea (Matt.) Maire

Synonyms:

Agaricus aureus Agaricus aureus var. herefordensis Agaricus aureus var. vahlii Agaricus caperatus Agaricus spectabilis Agaricus vahlii Capan Aur Cystoderma aureum Fulvidula spectabilis Gymnopilus junonius var. spectabilis Gymnopilus spectabilis Lepiota pyrenaea Pholiota aurea Pholiota aurea var. herefordensis Pholiota aurea var. vahlii Pholiota caperata Pholiota spectabilis Pholiota vahlii Rozites caperatus Togaria aurea Togaria aurea var. herefordensis Togaria aurea var. vahlii Togaria caperata

Common Name:

Golden Bootleg

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (1) Poa (1) Quercus (1) Urtica dioica (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Other tall herb and fern: tall ruderal (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (7) Soil (4) Soil Leaves (3)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) August (1) September (8) October (15) November (3)