Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Arrhenia retiruga (Bull.) Redhead
Synonyms: Arrhenia retiruge
Cantharellus retirugis
Cantharellus retirugus
Corwystrysen Fwsogl Fach
Cyphella galeata
Dictyolus retirugus
Helvella membranacea
Helvella retiruga
Leptoglossum conchatum
Leptoglossum retiruge
Leptoglossum retirugum
Merulius membranaceus
Small Moss Oysterling
Common Name:


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Arrhenia retirugaPhotographer: © Stuart Dunlop
Photographer: © Stuart Dunlop

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Bryopsida (2)
Bryophyta (2)
Musci (1)
Dicranella subulata (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Bare ground (1)
Montane heath/dwarf forb (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Moss (8)
Soil (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
September (1)
October (3)
November (4)
December (3)