Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Strophariaceae
Species: Agrocybe praecox (Pers.) Fayod
Synonyms: Agaricus gibberosus
Agaricus praecox
Agaricus togularis
Agrocybe gibberosa
Cap Maes Cynnar
Pholiota gibberosa
Pholiota praecox
Pholiota togularis
Togaria praecox
Common Name: Spring Fieldcap


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Agrocybe praecoxPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

Photographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Lolium perenne (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Built-up areas (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Built up area, industrial (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (6)
Mulch (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
May (6)
June (4)
July (1)
October (2)