Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Coprinellus disseminatus (Pers.) J.E. Lange
Synonyms: Agaricus disseminatus
Agaricus minutulus
Agaricus striatus
Coprinarius disseminatus
Coprinus disseminatus
Coprinus disseminatus var. striatus
Psathyrella disseminata
Pseudocoprinus disseminatus
Common Name: Fairy Inkcap


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Coprinellus disseminatusPhotographer: © Pascal McCaughan
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (5)
Fraxinus excelsior (3)
Ulmus (1)
Salix (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3)
Woodland: mixed (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Stump (11)
Soil (2)
Soil Leaves (2)
Buried Wood (1)
Dead stump (1)
Dead Wood (1)
Fallen Tree (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (3)
May (4)
July (1)
August (2)
September (7)
October (12)
November (2)