Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Marasmiaceae
Species: Marasmius oreades (Bolton) Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus coriaceus Agaricus oreades Agaricus pratensis Madarch Cylch

Common Name:

Fairy Ring Champignon

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (3) Quercus (2) Corylus avellana (1) Pinus sylvestris (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (12) Neutral grassland: unimproved (4) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland (3) Acid grassland: semi-improved (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Boundaries (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Built-up areas (1) Festuca rubra-Galium verum fixed dune grassland (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Improved grassland (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal heathland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Sand-dune (1) Scrub (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (47) Soil (7) Grass (1) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) March (2) April (1) June (5) July (8) August (19) September (14) October (20) November (11)