Naucoria escharioides (Fr.) P. Kumm.
(Ochre Aldercap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)
Genus	Naucoria (aldercap toadstools)
Family	STROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Naucoria escharioides is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Naucoria)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap) :
1: Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)
4 Oct 2015	OSGR: SZ19	50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: South Hants (VC 11)	England
under Alder

2: Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)
23 Sep 1998	OSGR: SU56	51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
under Alder

3: Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)
2 Oct 1997	OSGR: SU67	51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
under alder, ash, wych elm

4: Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)
24 Sep 1985	OSGR: SU17	51° 30’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7)	England
Under Alder

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kibby, G.	2010	Alder Carr Fungi - Agarics and Boleti of Alder Carr	Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 16-22.

Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Naucoria
(aldercap toadstools)

STROPHARIACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)

A small, dirty yellowish toadstool that is exclusively associated with Alders (Alnus). It is the commonest of its genus and found in most places where the tree grows.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Naucoria escharioides is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)