Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Bolbitiaceae
Species: Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus (Sowerby) S. Lundell & Nannf.
Synonyms:
Common Name: Egghead Mottlegill
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Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatusPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

Photographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Bos domestic (1)
Equus caballus (1)
Ovis domestic (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland (13)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (9)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Acid grassland: unimproved (2)
Dry dwarf shrub heath: acid (2)
Mire: blanket bog (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Juncus effusus/acutiflorus-Galium palustre rush-pasture (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Scrub: scattered (1)
Wet heath/acid grassland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dung (1)
Soil (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (3)
June (1)
July (14)
August (12)
September (10)
October (10)
November (21)