BioImages (UK)
BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(a fungus)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)
Amanita
(grisettes and amanitas)
Amanita fulva
(Tawny Grisette)
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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Amanita fulva (Schaeff.) Fr., 1815 (Tawny Grisette)

Notes (MWS) The commonest Amanita of heathland. Amanita fulva is mycorrhizal with birch, less often Beech or oak, but it can also be found with amongst Heather or under Bracken.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #microphotos #notes
Amanita fulva Fruitbody 27 September 2001 Berks England 9 5
Amanita fulva Fruitbody 6 October 1985 Berks England 6 4
Amanita fulva Fruitbody 1 September 1978 S. Devon England 1
Amanita fulva Fruitbody 20 September 1974 (Yorks) England 1
Amanita fulva Fruitbody 16 September 1970 E. Sussex England 1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Wright, M., 2000, Amanita fulva, Field Mycology, Volume 1 (2): Back cover Amanita fulva

Amanita fulva may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(a fungus)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)		 PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)		 Amanita
(grisettes and amanitas)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Amanita fulva is associated with:

fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with UK/Ireland Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Pteridium aquilinum - Bracken (Dennstaedtiaceae) fruitbody is associated with UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Calluna vulgaris - Heather (Ericaceae) fruitbody is associated with UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Amanita fulva:

Amanita fulva may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)		 Amanita
(grisettes and amanitas)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota