Fungi Outer Hebrides


Phylum: Basidiomycota   Family: Strophariaceae

Agrocybe praecox (Pers.) Fayod

Spring Fieldcap

As the common name suggests, an early fruiting fungus. A rare species in the north, found growing in damp hollows in a stable dune system, also on wood mulch. Quite variable in microscopic detail

References: 
Knudsen & Vesterholt (2012 second edition) - Funga Nordica

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