Gymnopus peronatus (Bolton) Gray
(Wood Woollyfoot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGymnopus peronatus (Wood Woollyfoot)
GenusGymnopus (a genus of toughshank toadstools)
FamilyOMPHALOTACEAE (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 Gymnopus peronatus (Wood Woollyfoot) :
1: Gymnopus peronatus (Wood Woollyfoot)
1 Oct 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ - close-upImage 3: Lain down - side viewImage 4: Cap cuticle hyphae - highly magnifiedImage 5: Gill edge cystidia - highly magnifiedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: Field notes
2: Gymnopus peronatus (Wood Woollyfoot)
30 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE99 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Older specimen - side view - in situImage 2: Young specimen - side view - in situ

Gymnopus peronatus (Wood Woollyfoot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gymnopus peronatus (Wood Woollyfoot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gymnopus peronatus (Wood Woollyfoot)

A very common woodland toadstool with a shaggy base to the stem. It is a litter decomposer and often grows from a patch of bleached leaves.

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