Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Calocybe carnea (Bull.) Donk
Synonyms: Agaricus carneus
Lyophyllum carneum
Tricholoma carneum
Common Name: Pink Domecap
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Calocybe carneaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Poa (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland (2)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (2)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Calcareous grassland (2)
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (2)
Neutral grassland (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Built-up areas (1)
Coastland: grey dunes (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (13)
Soil (3)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (6)
September (4)
October (12)
November (6)