Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Coprinopsis cortinata (J.E. Lange) Gminder
Synonyms: Coprinus cortinatus
Common Name:


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Coprinopsis cortinataPhotographer: © Roy Anderson
Photographer: © Roy Anderson

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (3)
Alnus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Scrub (1)
Swamp (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (4)
Soil Leaves (2)
Soil Mossy (1)
Stem, herbaceous (1)
Wood litter (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
October (6)