Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Omphalotaceae
Species: Rhodocollybia butyracea (Bull.) Lennox
Synonyms: Agaricus bibulosus
Agaricus butyraceus
Agaricus leiopus
Cap Menyn
Collybia bibulosa
Collybia bibulosum
Collybia butyracea
Collybia butyracea f. butyracea
Collybia butyracea var. bibulosa
Collybia butyracea var. butyracea
Rhodocollybia butyracea f. butyracea
Common Name: Butter Cap


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Rhodocollybia butyraceaPhotographer: © Roy Anderson
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (56)
Corylus avellana (14)
Larix (13)
Quercus (8)
Pinus (6)
Picea (6)
Picea sitchensis (4)
Picea abies (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (4)
Salix (3)
Quercus petraea (3)
Pinus sylvestris (3)
Betula pubescens (3)
Betula pendula (3)
Betula (2)
Larix decidua (2)
Tsuga heterophylla (1)
Prunus laurocerasus (1)
Pinaceae (1)
Crataegus monogyna (1)
Calluna vulgaris (1)
Alnus glutinosa (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Abies alba (1)
Pinus contorta (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (29)
Woodland (17)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (15)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (15)
Woodland: broadleaved (14)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (13)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (9)
Parkland and scattered trees (9)
Woodland and scrub (9)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (7)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (6)
Acid grassland (4)
Built up area, domestic (4)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (3)
Woodland: coniferous (3)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (2)
Grassland and marsh (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Bare ground (1)
Bog: raised (1)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Grassland: improved/reseeded, lowland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Recently felled woodland (1)
Rowan-birch woods (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Scrub (1)
Scrub: dense/continuous, acidic (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1)
Woodland: coniferous, semi-natural, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, coppice (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Leaves (75)
Soil (73)
Soil Needle (24)
Soil Grassy (19)
Leaf Litter (9)
Soil Mossy (5)
Litter (4)
Needles (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (12)
February (2)
March (2)
June (1)
July (5)
August (10)
September (30)
October (129)
November (98)
December (10)