Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus (Pers.) Bridge & Spooner
(Scaly Stropharia)

Interactions where Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on buried wood of debris UK/Ireland Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 20: Psilocybe squamosa, Brand, A.W., 1989
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Leratiomyces squamosus var. squamosus/Leratiomyces squamosus var. squamosusscaly strophariafruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesburiedwooddebris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on buried wood of debris [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Leratiomyces squamosus var. squamosus/Leratiomyces squamosus var. squamosusscaly strophariafruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesburiedwooddebris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on woodchip of mulch [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Leratiomyces squamosus var. squamosus/Leratiomyces squamosus var. squamosusscaly strophariafruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treeswoodchipmulch

Author & YearTitleSource
Brand, A.W., 1989Profiles of Fungi No. 20: Psilocybe squamosaMycologist Vol 03 (2): 87.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus (Scaly Stropharia) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus (Scaly Stropharia) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyLeratiomyces squamosus var squamosus (Scaly Stropharia)
SpeciesLeratiomyces squamosus (a roundhead)
GenusLeratiomyces (a genus of roundheads)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus (Scaly Stropharia)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Brand, A.W. 1989 Profiles of Fungi No. 20: Psilocybe squamosa Mycologist Vol 03 (2): 87.
Kibby, G. 2008 Fungal Portraits, No. 35: Loratiomyces squamosus and L. squamosus var. thraustus Field Mycology Vol 9 (3): 75-76.

Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus (Scaly Stropharia) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus (Scaly Stropharia):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Leratiomyces squamosus var squamosus (Scaly Stropharia)
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