Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota

Rhodocollybia maculata (Alb. & Schwein.) Singer, Schweiz. Z. Pilzk. 17: 71 (1939)

Agaricus maculatus Alb. & Schwein., Consp. fung. (Leipzig): 186 (1805)
Collybia maculata (Alb. & Schwein.) P. Kumm., Führ. Pilzk. (Zwickau): 117 (1871)
Collybia maculata var. immaculata (Cooke) Massee, Illustrations of British Fungi (Hymenomycetes) (London) 2: pl. 187 (221) (1881)
Agaricus maculatus var. immaculatus Cooke, Illustrations of British Fungi (Hymenomycetes) (London) 2: pl. 187 (221) (1881)

Habitat: On humus and decayed needle litter and especially common in mixed woodland with Pinus and Betula spp. on acidic soils. Also known on moorland with Calluna.

Notes: Very common and widespread.

Distribution: E: c, S: c, W: c, NI: c, ROI: c, Other: Isle of Man: !

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