Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Macrolepiota mastoidea (Fr.) Singer

Synonyms:

Agaricus gracilentus Agaricus mastoideus Agaricus umbonatus Lepiota gracilenta Lepiota mastoidea Lepiota rickenii Lepiota umbonata Leucocoprinus mastoideus Macrolepiota gracilenta Macrolepiota rickenii Parasol Main

Common Name:

Slender Parasol

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Populus (2) Poaceae (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Sand-dune (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (3)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) September (3) November (1)