Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Hebeloma mesophaeum (Pers.) Quél.
Synonyms: Agaricus fastibilis var. mesophaeus
Agaricus mesophaeum
Agaricus mesophaeus
Agaricus mesophaeus var. minor
Agaricus strophosus
Agaricus subcollariatus
Hebeloma bruchetii
Hebeloma mesophaeum f. mesophaeum
Hebeloma mesophaeum var. crassipes
Hebeloma mesophaeum var. mesophaeum
Hebeloma mesophaeum var. minus
Hebeloma mesophaeum var. strophosum
Hebeloma strophosum
Hebeloma subcollariatum
Hebeloma versipelle subsp. mesophaeum
Common Name: Veiled Poisonpie


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Hebeloma mesophaeumPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (2)
Betula pendula (2)
Betula pubescens (1)
Carex (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Pinus (1)
Poa (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (3)
Soil Grassy (2)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (1)
September (8)
October (4)
November (1)