Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Coprinopsis cinerea (Schaeff.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
Synonyms: Agaricus cinereus
Agaricus macrorhizus
Coprinus cinereus
Coprinus delicatulus
Coprinus fimetarius
Coprinus fimetarius var. cinereus
Coprinus macrorhizus
Hormographiella aspergillata
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Coprinopsis cinerea

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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Compost Heap (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (2)