Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Bolbitiaceae
Species: Hebeloma mesophaeum (Fr.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus mesophaeum
Common Name: Veiled Poisonpie
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Hebeloma mesophaeumPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (4)
Betula pendula (2)
Beech (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Poa (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (3)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (1)
September (7)
October (5)
November (1)