Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Physalacriaceae
Species: Strobilurus esculentus (Wulfen) Singer

Synonyms:

Agaricus esculentus Collybia esculenta Collybia tenacella Marasmius conigenus subsp. esculentus Marasmius esculentus Marasmius esculentus subsp. esculentus Marasmius esculentus subsp. typicus Pseudohiatula conigena var. esculenta Pseudohiatula esculenta Pseudohiatula esculenta subsp. typica Strobilurus esculentus var. griseus

Common Name:

Sprucecone Cap

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Photographer: © Jürgen Wagner

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Picea (2)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Cone (2) Soil Leaves (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: September (2) October (3) December (1)