Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Lepista saeva (Fr.) P.D. Orton
Synonyms: Agaricus anserinus
Agaricus personatus
Agaricus personatus ß saevus
Lepista personata
Rhodopaxillus saevus
Tricholoma personatum
Tricholoma personatum f. minor
Tricholoma personatum forma minor
Tricholoma personatum var. anserina
Tricholoma personatum var. anserinum
Tricholoma personatum var. saevum
Tricholoma saevum
Common Name: Field Blewit


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Lepista saeva

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Poaceae (1)
Carex (1)
Betula (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Calcareous grassland (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (4)
Soil Grassy (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (4)
March (1)
September (2)
October (5)
November (7)