Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Agaricus campestris var. campestris L.

Synonyms:

Agaricus campestris Agaricus campestris var. fuscopilosellus Agaricus campestris var. squamulosus Pratella campestris Psalliota campestris Psalliota campestris var. fuscopilosella Psalliota campestris var. fuscopilosellus Psalliota campestris var. squamulosa Psalliota flocculosa

Common Name:

Field Mushroom

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (2) Crataegus monogyna (1) Poaceae (1) Fagus sylvatica (1) Pinus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Built-up areas (2) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (2) Improved grassland (2) Neutral grassland (2) Neutral grassland: unimproved (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Calcareous grassland (1) Grassland: improved/reseeded, lowland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Sand-dune: dune heath (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (23) Soil (13) Grass (1) Soil sandy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) March (2) April (1) June (1) July (6) August (12) September (18) October (20) November (8)