Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Lepista sordida (Schumach.) Singer

Synonyms:

Agaricus sordidus Gyrophila nuda var. lilacea Lepista sordida var. ianthina Lepista sordida var. lilacea Lepista sordida var. obscurata Lepista sordida var. sordida Rhodopaxillus sordidus Rhodopaxillus sordidus f. obscuratus Sordid Blewit Tricholoma sordidum

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (2) Cupressus macrocarpa x Xanthocyparis nootkatensis = X Cuprocyparis leylandi (1) Poaceae (1) Quercus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Scrub (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (4) Soil Leaves (3) Compost Heap (1) Leaf Litter (1) Soil Grassy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: October (11) November (1)