Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Omphalina ericetorum (Bull.) M. Lange
Synonyms: Agaricus ericetorum
Agaricus pseudoandrosaceus
Agaricus umbelliferus
Gerronema ericetorum
Lepraria botryoides
Merulius turfosus
Omphalia ericetorum
Omphalia pseudoandrosacea
Omphalia umbellifera
Omphalina umbellifera
Phytoconis ericetorum
Common Name: Heath Navel
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Omphalina ericetorumPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Sphagnum (10)
Sphagnum capillifolium (3)
Sphagnum papillosum (3)
Calluna vulgaris (2)
Aulacomnium palustre (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Omphalina ericetorum (1)
Poa (1)
Racomitrium lanuginosum (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Mire: blanket bog (11)
Bog (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
Acid grassland: unimproved (3)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (1)
Bog: blanket (1)
Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: acidic, upland (1)
Mire: blanket bog, open Sphagnum carpets (1)
Montane heath/dwarf forb (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Scrub (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Mossy (14)
Mossy Peat (11)
Soil (6)
Soil Grassy (4)
Soil Peat (3)
Moss (1)
Soil bare (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
May (1)
June (1)
July (6)
August (4)
September (10)
October (27)
November (5)