Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Inocybaceae
Species: Inocybe geophylla (Bull.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus geophyllus Cap Ffibr Gwyn Inocybe geophylla var. alba Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla

Common Name:

White Fibrecap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (40) Quercus (11) Corylus avellana (8) Betula (4) Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea (3) Betula pubescens (3) Quercus robur (2) Tilia (2) Quercus petraea (2) Pinus (2) Picea (2) Alnus (1) Salix (1) Tilia x vulgaris (1) Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (24) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (20) Woodland (13) Parkland and scattered trees (12) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (9) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (8) Woodland: mixed (8) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (7) Scrub (4) Built up area, domestic (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Swamp (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (69) Soil Leaves (12) Soil Mossy (8) Leaf Litter (6) Soil Grassy (6) Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) March (3) June (1) July (4) August (22) September (55) October (65) November (6)