Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Parasola conopilea (Fr.) Örstadius & E. Larss.

Synonyms:

Agaricus aratus Agaricus conopilus Agaricus conopilus f. superbus Agaricus conopilus var. superbus Agaricus subatratus Agaricus superbus Coesyn Brau Pigfain Drosophila conopilea Drosophila conopilus Drosophila subatrata Drosophila subatrata var. conopilea Parasola conopilus Psathyra conopilea Psathyra conopilea var. subatrata Psathyra conopilus Psathyra conopilus var. subatrata Psathyra conopilus var. superbus Psathyra elata Psathyrella arata Psathyrella conopilea Psathyrella conopilus Psathyrella subatrata Psilocybe elata

Common Name:

Conical Brittlestem

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (7) Carex (4) Alnus glutinosa (2) Betula (2) Picea (1) Quercus (1) Rhododendron (1) Cupressaceae (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (14) Woodland and scrub (8) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (7) Woodland: mixed (7) Parkland and scattered trees (6) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Built up area, domestic (4) Woodland (4) Scrub (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Swamp (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (14) Soil Leaves (8) Soil Grassy (6) Leaf Litter (3) Litter (1) Needles (1) Stick, fallen (1) Wet Soil (1) Wood Chips (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) July (1) August (2) September (6) October (39) November (4)