Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina Gillet
Synonyms: Agaricus geophyllus
Agaricus geophyllus var. lilacinus
Agaricus geophyllus var. violaceus
Inocybe geophylla var. violacea
Inocybe lilacina
Common Name: Lilac Fibrecap
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Inocybe geophylla var. lilacinaPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

Photographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (8)
Fagus sylvatica (5)
Beech (2)
Cedrus libani (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Rhododendron (2)
Corylus avellana (1)
Fagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea (1)
Tilia (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (14)
Woodland: mixed (11)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6)
Parkland and scattered trees (5)
Woodland (5)
Built up area, domestic (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3)
Scrub (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3)
Marsh/marshy grassland (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Built-up areas (1)
Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (16)
Soil Leaves (10)
Soil Grassy (8)
Soil Mossy (5)
Soil bare (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (3)
August (3)
September (24)
October (41)
November (6)