Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Incertae sedis
Species: Panaeolus papilionaceus var. papilionaceus (Bull.) Quél.

Synonyms:

Agaricus campanulatus Agaricus papilionaceus Agaricus retirugis Agaricus retirugus Agaricus sphinctrinus Coprinus papilionaceus Panaeolus campanulatus Panaeolus campanulatus var. sphinctrinus Panaeolus papilionaceus Panaeolus retirugis Panaeolus retirugus Panaeolus sphinctrinus

Common Name:

Petticoat Mottlegill

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Bos domestic (54) Ovis domestic (19) Poaceae (2) Bos (1) Corylus avellana (1) Oryctolagus cuniculus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: semi-improved (16) Acid grassland (11) Grassland and marsh (9) Calcareous grassland (6) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (6) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6) Acid grassland: unimproved (5) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (5) Neutral grassland: unimproved (5) Mire: blanket bog (4) Woodland (4) Boundaries: intact hedge (3) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Improved grassland (3) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris-Thymus praecox grassland (2) Mire: blanket bog, open Sphagnum carpets (2) Sesleria albicans-Galium sterneri grassland (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Bog (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1) Coastland: grey dunes (1) Fen (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Holcus lanatus-Juncus effusus rush-pasture (1) Lolium perenne-Cynosurus cristatus grassland (1) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Sand-dune: dune grassland (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Sand-dune: dune slack (1) Scrub (1) Scrub: scattered (1) Wet heath/acid grassland (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Dung (80) Soil Grassy (44) Soil (11) Soil Mossy (3) Grass (1) Moss (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (1) April (2) May (1) June (2) July (27) August (27) September (36) October (66) November (31) December (3)