Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Agaricus sylvicola var. sylvicola (Vittad.) Peck

Synonyms:

Agaricus campestris var. silvicola Agaricus campestris var. sylvicola Agaricus essettei Agaricus silvicola Agaricus silvicola var. silvicola Agaricus sylvicola Pratella flavescens Psalliota campestris var. silvicola Psalliota campestris var. sylvicola Psalliota flavescens Psalliota silvicola Psalliota sylvicola

Common Name:

Wood Mushroom

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (4) Cupressus macrocarpa (2) Carex (1) Picea abies (1) Pinus (1) Pinus nigra (1) Abies procera (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Woodland (2) Woodland and scrub (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (6) Soil Grassy (4) Soil Needle (2) Soil Leaves (1) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) July (1) August (5) September (15) October (5)