Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Macrocystidiaceae
Species: Macrocystidia cucumis (Pers.) Joss.

Synonyms:

Agaricus cucumis Agaricus nigripes Agaricus piceus Agaricus pisciodorus Cap Cucumer Macrocystidia cucumis var. leucospora Macrocystis cucumis Naucoria cucumis Naucoria cucumis var. leucospora Nolanea nigripes Nolanea picea Nolanea pisciodora

Common Name:

Cucumber Cap

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (2) Picea (1) Urtica dioica (1) Poaceae (1) Acanthaceae (1) Tilia (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Woodland: mixed (4) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Sand-dune: dune grassland (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (6) Soil Grassy (4) Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) June (1) August (2) September (5) October (14) November (3)