Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Incertae sedis
Species: Panaeolus fimicola (Pers.) Gillet
Synonyms: Agaricus fimicola
Agaricus varius
Panaeolus ater
Panaeolus fimicola var. ater
Panaeolus obliquoporus
Prunulus varius
Common Name: Turf Mottlegill


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Panaeolus fimicolaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Poaceae (3)
Carex (2)
Equus caballus (2)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (3)
Acid grassland (1)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Sand-dune: dune heath (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (3)
Dung (2)
Soil (2)
Soil sandy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
May (2)
July (1)
October (5)
November (2)