Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Coprinopsis stercorea (Fr.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
Synonyms: Agaricus stercorarius
Coprinus stercorarius
Coprinus stercoreus
Coprinus velox
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Coprinopsis stercorea

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Bos domestic (3)
Oryctolagus cuniculus (3)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Grassland and marsh (2)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dung (7)
Months recorded in & number of records:
May (1)
September (1)
October (5)
November (2)