Squamanita pearsonii Bas
(Strathy Strangler)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Squamanita pearsonii (Strathy Strangler)
Genus	Squamanita (strangler toadstools)
Family	TRICHOLOMATACEAE (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)

Squamanita pearsonii is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Holden, L.	2005	Squamanita pearsonii collected in Aberdeenshire	Field Mycology Vol 6 (1): 10-11.
Pearson, A.A.	1952	New Records and Observations V.	TBMS Vol 35 (2): 97-122, IN1-2.
Watling, R. & Turnbull, E.	1998	Cantharellaceae, Gomphaceae & Amyloid-Spored and Xeruloid Members of Trichlomataceae (excl. Mycena)	British Fungus Flora, Vol 8, 189pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Squamanita pearsonii (Strathy Strangler) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Squamanita
(strangler toadstools)

TRICHOLOMATACEAE
(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)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Squamanita pearsonii (Strathy Strangler)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Squamanita pearsonii (Strathy Strangler)

Vulnerable

VU/D2

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Squamanita pearsonii is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)