Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Incertae sedis
Species: Panaeolus acuminatus Quél.
Synonyms: Agaricus acuminatus
Agaricus caliginosus
Panaeolus caliginosus
Panaeolus rickenii
Common Name: Dewdrop Mottlegill


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Panaeolus acuminatus

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Poa (5)
Bos domestic (2)
Carex (2)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland (5)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Acid grassland: unimproved (2)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2)
Neutral grassland (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Calcareous grassland (1)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Poor semi-improved (1)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (25)
Soil (9)
Dung (3)
Grass (1)
Vegetation (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (5)
April (1)
May (3)
June (2)
July (2)
August (2)
September (6)
October (28)
November (17)