Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hymenogastraceae
Species: Psilocybe semilanceata (Fr.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus semilanceatus Cap Hud

Common Name:

Liberty Cap

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (9) Bos domestic (4) Poa (2) Poaceae (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: semi-improved (12) Acid grassland (8) Acid grassland: unimproved (6) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Woodland and scrub (4) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (3) Grassland and marsh (3) Mire: blanket bog (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2) Improved grassland (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: coniferous (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Bog (1) Calcareous grassland (1) Cultivated/disturbed land: amenity grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Heathland (1) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (43) Soil (17) Dung (4) Soil Mossy (4) Grass (1) Tree (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) July (1) August (2) September (15) October (69) November (43)