Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales Family: Rickenellaceae
Species: Rickenella swartzii (Fr.) Kuyper
Synonyms: Agaricus fibula var. swartzii
Agaricus setipes var. acrocyaneus
Agaricus swartzii
Mycena fibula var. swartzii
Mycena swartzii
Omphalia fibula var. swartzii
Omphalia grisea var. swartzii
Omphalia swartzii
Omphalina fibula var. swartzii
Omphalina setipes
Omphalina swartzii
Rickenella setipes
Common Name: Collared Mosscap


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Rickenella swartziiPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Bryophyta (13)
Poa (2)
Bryopsida (1)
Poaceae (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Alnus glutinosa (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Musci (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (8)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (5)
Parkland and scattered trees (4)
Woodland (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Grassland: calcareous, lowland (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Moss (14)
Soil Mossy (6)
Soil Grassy (5)
Soil (2)
Dead Wood (1)
Mossy bole (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (1)
May (1)
June (1)
August (6)
September (7)
October (16)
November (5)