Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Pluteus nanus (Pers.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus nanus Pluteus griseopus Pluteus nanus f. griseopus Pluteus nanus f. nanus Tarian Fechan

Common Name:

Dwarf Shield

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (2) Populus (1) Quercus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Bog: raised (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Buried Wood (3) Soil (2) Bark (1) Log (1) Sawdust (1) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: July (2) August (2) September (5) November (1)