Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Lichenomphalia umbellifera (L. : Fr.) Redhead et al.

Synonyms:

Agaricus ericetorum Agaricus umbelliferus Botrydina vulgaris Byssus botryoides Gerronema ericetorum Heath Navel Lepraria botryoides Merulius turfosus Micromphale ericetorum Omphalia ericetorum Omphalia umbellifera Omphalia umbellifera f. albida Omphalia umbellifera f. bispora Omphalia umbellifera var. nivea Omphalina ericetorum Omphalina ericetorum f. albida Omphalina fulvopallens Omphalina umbellifera Phytoconis ericetorum

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Sphagnum (6) Sphagnum capillifolium (3) Sphagnum papillosum (3) Bryophyta (3) Calluna vulgaris (2) Corylus avellana (1) Picea (1) Poa (1) Racomitrium lanuginosum (1) Aulacomnium palustre (1) Carex (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Mire: blanket bog (11) Bog (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4) Acid grassland: unimproved (3) Acid grassland: semi-improved (2) Bog: raised (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2) Grassland and marsh (2) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2) Woodland and scrub (2) Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1) Fen: flood plain, basic (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Mire: blanket bog, open Sphagnum carpets (1) Montane heath/dwarf forb (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Scrub (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Mossy (16) Mossy Peat (11) Soil (7) Soil Grassy (5) Moss (4) Soil Peat (3) Peat (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (4) June (2) July (7) August (5) September (12) October (28) November (6)