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Volvariella gloiocephala (DC.) Boekhout & Enderle, 1986 (Stubble Rosegill)

Notes (MWS) A large toadstool of fields and gardens which is very common in some years. It is found on soil rich in humus, amongst decaying vegetable refuse or in grass, especially where dung has lain.
British records 874

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #microphotos
Volvariella gloiocephala Fruitbody 29 May 2004 West Gloucestershire England 6 6
Volvariella gloiocephala Fruitbody 22 October 2000 Berks England 6
Volvariella gloiocephala Fruitbody 17 October 2000 Berks England 14 14
Volvariella gloiocephala Fruitbody 10 October 1983 North Wiltshire England 8

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Shaw, P.J.A. & Kibby, G., 2001 Aliens in the flowerbeds - the fungal biodiveristy of ornamental woodchips

Volvariella gloiocephala may also be covered by literature listed under:

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

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Volvariella gloiocephala is associated with:

Photos fruitbody cereals - Cereals (Poaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying stubble Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Herbaceous Plants fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying, soil-mixed compost Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Trees - Broadleaved And Coniferous Trees fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying woodchip mulch Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Volvariella gloiocephala:

Volvariella gloiocephala may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

References

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

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