BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Calocybe gambosa (Fr.) Donk, 1962 (St. George’s Mushroom)
| Notes (MWS) | A white toadstool with a strong smell of new meal. It is very common and often abundant in spring, but is also occasionally found in autumn. It grows in a variety of habitats. Commonly collected for the table. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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| Calocybe gambosa | Fruitbody | 7 May 2001 | North Hampshire | England | 2 | ||
| Calocybe gambosa | Fruitbody | 13 May 2000 | Berks | England | 2 | ||
| Calocybe gambosa | Fruitbody | 6 April 1999 | Berks | England | 14 | 2 | |
| Calocybe gambosa | Fruitbody | 4 May 1998 | Berks | England | 14 | ||
| Calocybe gambosa | Fruitbody | 3 May 1981 | North Wiltshire | England | 3 | ||
| Calocybe gambosa | Fruitbody | 6 June 1972 | South Wiltshire | England | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Calocybe gambosa may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Calocybe gambosa is associated with:
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fruitbody | Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae | fruitbody is associated with darker green plant | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide: http://www.bioimages.org.uk |
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fruitbody | Trees and shrubs | fruitbody is associated with | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Associated with Calocybe gambosa:
Calocybe gambosa may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) |
References
| Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide: http://www.bioimages.org.uk | Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide |
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
