Clitopilus prunulus

Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Entolomataceae
Species: Clitopilus prunulus (Scop.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus orcellus
Agaricus prunulus
Clitopilus orcella
Paxillopsis prunulus

Common Name:

The Miller




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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (16) Quercus (10) Poa (4) Quercus petraea (2) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1) Corylus avellana (1) Tilia (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (16) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (9) Parkland and scattered trees (8) Built up area, domestic (6) Scrub (4) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed (4) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (3) Sand-dune: dune grassland (3) Woodland (3) Woodland: plantation (3) Coastland: grey dunes (2) Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris-Thymus praecox grassland (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Acid grassland (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Sand-dune: dune heath (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (27) Soil (17) Soil Mossy (5) Soil bare (4) Soil Leaves (1) Soil Needle (1)
Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) August (12) September (34) October (37) November (14) December (3)