Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Inocybaceae
Species: Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla (Bull.) P. Kumm.
Synonyms: Agaricus clarkii
Agaricus geophyllus
Inocybe clarkii
Inocybe geophylla
Inocybe geophylla var. alba
Common Name: White Fibrecap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Inocybe geophylla var. geophyllaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (39)
Quercus (11)
Corylus avellana (6)
Betula (4)
Betula pubescens (3)
Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea (3)
Tilia (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Picea (2)
Pinus (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Salix (1)
Tilia x vulgaris (1)
Alnus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (24)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (18)
Woodland (13)
Parkland and scattered trees (12)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (8)
Woodland: mixed (8)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (6)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (6)
Scrub (4)
Built up area, domestic (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (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)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Swamp (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (65)
Soil Leaves (12)
Soil Mossy (7)
Leaf Litter (6)
Soil Grassy (6)
Litter (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (6)
March (3)
June (1)
July (3)
August (19)
September (51)
October (61)
November (5)