Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
Order: Agaricales | Family: Hygrophoraceae |
Species: Neohygrocybe nitrata (Pers.) Herink |
Synonyms: |
Agaricus nitratus Camarophyllus nitratus Cap Cwyr Nitraidd Hygrocybe murinacea Hygrocybe nitrata Hygrophorus nitratus |
Common Name: | Nitrous Waxcap |
A grassland indicator species | |
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Photographer: © David Mitchel |
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Poa (1) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland (10) Acid grassland: semi-improved (4) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (4) Acid grassland: unimproved (3) Calcareous grassland (3) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (2) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Neutral grassland: unimproved (1) Scrub (1) Scrub: scattered (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (17) Soil (11) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: August (5) September (14) October (31) November (25) December (1) |