Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Bull.) Fr.
(Yellow Fieldcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Variety	Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)
Species	Bolbitius titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)
Genus	Bolbitius (a genus of fieldcap toadstools)
Family	BOLBITIACEAE (fieldcap and conecap toadstools)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Bolbitius titubans var titubans is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap) :
1: Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)
22 Sep 2004	OSGR: SO71	51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W	Vice County: West Glos (VC 34)	England
1 fruitbody in grass

2: Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)
22 Oct 1985	OSGR: SU08	51° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7)	England


3: Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)
30 Sep 1979	OSGR: SU73	51° 10’ N, 0° 60’ W	Vice County: North Hants (VC 12)	England


4: Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)
26 May 1979	OSGR: SU82	51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W	Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13)	England


5: Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)
2 Sep 1973	OSGR: SE75	54° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W		England

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Henrici, A.	2003	Notes and Records (Jan 2003)	Field Mycology Vol 4 (1): 29-30.

Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Bolbitius
(a genus of fieldcap toadstools)

BOLBITIACEAE
(fieldcap and conecap toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bolbitius titubans var titubans (Yellow Fieldcap)

A fragile toadstool which commonly grows, often in clumps, on dung, straw-bales and piles of rotting vegetable debris. The young cap is slimy and bright yellow in the centre but this fades from the margin. It has pale rust-brown spores.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Bolbitius titubans var titubans is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)