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Volvariella surrecta (Knapp) Singer, 1951 (Piggyback Rosegill)

1992 (Provisional) Red Data List Rare

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Evans, S., 2003 (Colour photograph (back cover)) Causing a stir with English names
Mattock, G., 2002 (Colour photograph) Fungi upon other fungi grow - Britain's parasitic toadstools.
Moss, M., 2005 Volvariella surrecta - Piggyback Rosegill
Overall, A., 2007 (Colour photograph) Some Notable Fungi in Central London

Volvariella surrecta 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 surrecta is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Clitocybe nebularis - Clouded Funnel, Clouded Agaric (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) fruitbody parasitises decaying fruitbody Restricted Overall, A., 2007
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Clitocybe nebularis - Clouded Funnel, Clouded Agaric (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) fruitbody parasitises moribund fruitbody Restricted Overall, A., 2007
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Volvariella surrecta:

Volvariella surrecta 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
Overall, A., 2007 Some Notable Fungi in Central London

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