Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota

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Volvariella surrecta (Knapp) Singer, Lilloa 22: 401 (1951) [1949]

Agaricus surrectus Knapp, J. Nat. Edn 1 1: 363 (1829)
Agaricus loveianus Berk., in Smith, Engl. fl. Edn 2 (London) 5(2): 104 (1836)
Volvaria loveiana (Berk.) Gillet, Hyménomycètes (Alençon): 386 (1876) [1878]
Volvaria surrecta (Knapp) Ramsb., Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 25: 328 (1942) [1941]

Habitat: On moribund and partially decayed basidiomes of Clitocybe nebularis.

Notes: Rarely reported. A few records from England from Co. Durham southwards and a single record from Scotland. Said to occur on other Clitocybe and Tricholoma spp., but this is not supported by British records.

Distribution: E: !, S: !, NI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 27502; NI: K(M) 142699

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Agarics, 2nd part: Entolomataceae, Pluteaceae, Amanitaceae, Agaricaceae, Coprinaceae, Bolbitiaceae 4: 368 pp. (1995), p. 138, pl. 134
D+I: Profiles of Fungi - 99 Volvariella surrecta, in Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., Mycologist 12(4): 145-190 (1998), p. 181

Conservation Status: Rare (Red Data List, Ing 1992); removed from list (Red Data List, Evans et al. 2006)

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