Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Melanoleuca polioleuca (Fr.) Kühner & Maire

Synonyms:

Agaricus melaleucus ? polioleucus Marchfilwr Cyffredin Melaleuca vulgaris Melanoleuca arcuata Melanoleuca melaleuca Melanoleuca polioleuca f. polioleuca Melanoleuca vulgaris Tricholoma melaleucum var. polioleucum Tricholoma polioleucum

Common Name:

Common Cavalier

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (14) Poaceae (9) Carex (3) Betula (2) Quercus robur (1) Quercus (1) Corylus avellana (1) Picea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (18) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Bog: raised (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (28) Soil Grassy (7) Leaf Litter (4) Soil Leaves (2) Stump (2) Litter (1) Log (1) Soil sandy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: June (2) July (1) August (2) September (10) October (44) November (23)