Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Incertae sedis
Species: Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus (Sowerby) S. Lundell & Nannf.
Synonyms: Agaricus ciliaris
Agaricus fimiputris
Agaricus semiovatus
Agaricus separatus
Anellaria fimiputris
Anellaria semiovata
Anellaria separata
Anellaria separata var. minor
Annelaria fimiputris
Annelaria separata
Coprinus ciliatus
Coprinus semiovatus
Panaeolus fimiputris
Panaeolus leucophanes
Panaeolus semiovatus
Panaeolus separatus
Common Name: Egghead Mottlegill


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Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatusPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Bos domestic (39)
Ovis domestic (7)
Equus caballus (4)
Bos taurus (3)
Corylus avellana (2)
Bos (1)
Ovis (1)
Poaceae (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland (10)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (9)
Calcareous grassland (3)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Acid grassland: unimproved (2)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2)
Dry dwarf shrub heath: acid (2)
Grassland and marsh (2)
Mire: blanket bog (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Bog (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Juncus effusus/acutiflorus-Galium palustre rush-pasture (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Scrub: scattered (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dung (55)
Soil Grassy (6)
Soil (3)
Moss (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (7)
June (1)
July (15)
August (20)
September (10)
October (25)
November (22)