Psilocybe subviscida var velata Noordel. & Verduin
(a brownie)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyPsilocybe subviscida var velata (a brownie)
SpeciesPsilocybe subviscida (a brownie)
GenusPsilocybe (a genus of brownie 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 Psilocybe subviscida var velata (a brownie) :
1: Psilocybe subviscida var velata (a brownie)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
5 toadstools on ground under Cherry in sheep-grazed orchard
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - underside - enlargedImage 4: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 5: Spores - magnified
2: Psilocybe subviscida var velata (a brownie)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
2 clusters on soil in sheep pasture
Image 1: Cap  - dry - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - dry - top view - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - underside - enlargedImage 4: Gills - enlargedImage 5: Gills - enlarged (2)Image 6: Spores - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1964 Notes on British Agarics II Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol XXVI, No 1: 43-65.

Psilocybe subviscida var velata (a brownie) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psilocybe subviscida var velata (a brownie)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Psilocybe subviscida var velata (a brownie)
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