Agrocybe cylindracea (DC.) Maire
(Poplar Fieldcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap)
GenusAgrocybe (a genus of fieldcap toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap) :
1: Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap)
22 Sep 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
2 fruitbodies on exposed Poplar root
Image 1: Side view - close-upImage 2: Top view - close-up
2: Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap)
12 May 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
2 clumps of 10 old fruitbodies on exposed Poplar root
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: Cap surface - close-up (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies - in situ - oblique viewImage 5: Fruitbodies - in situ - oblique view (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - in situ - side viewImage 7: Fruitbodies - in situ - top viewImage 8: Fruitbodies - upturned - close-upImage 9: Fruitbody - upturned - close-upImage 10: Fruitbody - upturned - close-up (2)Image 11: Gills - close-upImage 12: Spores - magnifiedImage 13: Spores - magnified (2)Image 14: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 17: Spores - highly magnified (4)Image 18: Spores - highly magnified (5)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Overall, A. 2005 Agrocybe cylindracea Vol 6 (2) Page: Back cover
Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M. 2011 Fungi associated with Poplars Field Mycology vol 12 (2): 56-67.

Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 26 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap)
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