Agrocybe pediades (Fr.) Fayod
(Common Fieldcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgrocybe pediades (Common 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 pediades (Common Fieldcap) :
1: Agrocybe pediades (Common Fieldcap) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
13 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in short, species-rich, calcareous grassland . Photos: Fruitbody on pale background
Image 1: Cap - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - lain down showing cap and stipe - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - lain down showing gills and stipe - pale backgroundImage 4: Cap - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Gills - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Stipe - close-up - enlarged - pale background
2: Agrocybe pediades (Common Fieldcap)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
on soil near sheep dung
Image 1: Cap cuticle (scalp) - magnifiedImage 2: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 3: Cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 4: Cheilocystidia - magnified (3)Image 5: Cheilocystidia - magnified (4)Image 6: Cheilocystidia - magnified (5)Image 7: Cheilocystidia - magnified (6)
3: Agrocybe pediades (Common Fieldcap)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
2 fruitbodies among troop of Psilocybe bullacea on soil in sheep pasture
Image 1: Cap - enlargedImage 2: Cap - enlarged (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - top view - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - top view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - underside - enlargedImage 6: Gills - enlargedImage 7: Cap cuticle (squash) - magnifiedImage 8: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 9: Cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 10: Cheilocystidia - magnified (3)Image 11: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnified (2)
4: Agrocybe pediades (Common Fieldcap) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
5 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in mown species-rich grassland
Image 1: SporesImage 2: Spores (2)

Agrocybe pediades (Common Fieldcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agrocybe pediades (Common Fieldcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agrocybe pediades (Common Fieldcap)

Vulnerable

This toadstool is found in grass on wet lawns, waterlogged playing fields etc. forming mycelial weft on stems and leaves of grasses but not forming mycelial cords. Formerly called Agrocybe temulenta. This species has been ’lumped’ with Agrocybe semiorbicularis so older records should be treated with caution.

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