Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Agaricus arvensis Schaeff.
Synonyms: Agaricus exquisitus
Psalliota arvensis
Common Name: Horse Mushroom
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Agaricus arvensisPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula pendula (1)
Bos domestic (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Pinus (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Quercus (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland (9)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (3)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (2)
Calcareous grassland (2)
Improved grassland (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Acid grassland: unimproved (1)
Boundaries: intact hedge (1)
Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (1)
Other artificial habitats (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Sand-dune: dune slack (1)
Wet heath/acid grassland (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dung (1)
Soil (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
April (1)
July (6)
August (11)
September (15)
October (33)
November (14)