Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Inocybaceae
Species: Inocybe lilacina (Peck) Kauffman
Synonyms: Agaricus geophilus
Agaricus geophyllus
Agaricus geophyllus var. lilacinus
Agaricus geophyllus var. violaceus
Cap Ffibr Lelog
Gymnopus geophilus
Gymnopus geophyllus
Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina
Inocybe geophylla var. violacea
Common Name: Lilac Fibrecap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Inocybe lilacinaPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (30)
Quercus (11)
Corylus avellana (8)
Rhododendron (3)
Quercus petraea (3)
Cedrus libani (2)
Betula (2)
Tilia (1)
Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea (1)
Ulmus (1)
Fagus sylvatica var. purpurea (1)
Betula pendula (1)
Tilia x vulgaris (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (19)
Woodland and scrub (17)
Woodland (11)
Parkland and scattered trees (9)
Woodland: mixed (8)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (6)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (5)
Built up area, domestic (4)
Scrub (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (52)
Soil Leaves (11)
Soil Grassy (6)
Leaf Litter (4)
Soil Mossy (3)
Litter (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (3)
July (4)
August (11)
September (43)
October (66)
November (5)