Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Bull.) Pat.

Synonyms:

Agaricus areolatus Agaricus lacrymabundus Agaricus lacrymabundus ß velutinus Agaricus velutinus Coprinus velutinus Dagrau'r Weddw Hypholoma lacrymabundum Hypholoma velutinum Lacrymaria lacrymabunda f. gracillima Lacrymaria velutina Lacrymaria velutina f. gracillima Psathyra lacrymabunda Psathyrella lacrymabunda Psathyrella velutina Psilocybe areolata

Common Name:

Weeping Widow

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (7) Carex (3) Poa (3) Betula (1) Castanea sativa (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (9) Woodland: mixed (6) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4) Woodland and scrub (4) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Acid grassland (2) Neutral grassland (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Bare ground (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Improved grassland (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (24) Soil (16) Soil Leaves (3) Soil bare (1) Stump (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) March (3) June (2) July (3) August (17) September (26) October (35) November (6)