Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Strophariaceae
Species: Hypholoma elongatum (Pers.) Ricken
Synonyms: Agaricus elongatus
Hypholoma elongatipes
Naematoloma elongatum
Psilocybe elongata
Psilocybe elongatipes
Psilocybe uda
Psilocybe uda var. elongata
Common Name: Sphagnum Brownie


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Hypholoma elongatumPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Sphagnum papillosum (7)
Sphagnum capillifolium (4)
Sphagnum (3)
Sphagnum palustre (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Bog (6)
Acid grassland (3)
Mire: blanket bog (3)
Bog: raised (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (1)
Acid grassland: unimproved (1)
Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Mossy (11)
Moss (5)
Mossy Peat (3)
Peat (1)
Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (2)
August (3)
September (8)
October (23)
December (2)