Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Inocybaceae
Species: Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina (Peck) Gillet

Synonyms:

Agaricus geophilus Agaricus geophyllus Agaricus geophyllus var. lilacinus Agaricus geophyllus var. violaceus Gymnopus geophilus Gymnopus geophyllus Inocybe geophylla var. violacea Inocybe lilacina

Common Name:

Lilac Fibrecap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (29) Quercus (11) Corylus avellana (5) Quercus petraea (3) Cedrus libani (2) Rhododendron (2) Betula pendula (1) Betula (1) Tilia x vulgaris (1) Quercus robur (1) Tilia (1) Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea (1) Fagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (17) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (15) Woodland (11) Parkland and scattered trees (9) Woodland: mixed (8) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6) Built up area, domestic (4) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: coniferous (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (49) Soil Leaves (10) Soil Grassy (6) Leaf Litter (4) Soil Mossy (3) Litter (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) July (4) August (11) September (39) October (57) November (4)