Calocybe gambosa (Fr.) Donk
(St George’s Mushroom)

Interactions where Calocybe gambosa is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with darker green plant POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae/Calocybe gambosa/Calocybe gambosaSt George’s mushroomfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchdarker greenplant (mainly early 4-late 6)
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with [Trees and shrubs] trees and shrubs, including conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae/Calocybe gambosa/Calocybe gambosaSt George’s mushroomfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees and shrubs/Trees and shrubstrees and shrubs, including conifers (mainly early 4-late 6)

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Calocybe gambosa (St George’s Mushroom) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Calocybe gambosa (St George’s Mushroom) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalocybe gambosa (St George’s Mushroom)
GenusCalocybe (pretty domecap toadstools)
FamilyLYOPHYLLACEAE (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calocybe gambosa (St George’s Mushroom)

Calocybe gambosa (St George’s Mushroom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

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Phenology

Wearn, J.A., Spooner, B.M.S. & Gange, A.C. 2011 Morels defying the vernal lifestyle Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 32-33.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Calocybe gambosa (St George’s Mushroom):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 43 images of Calocybe gambosa (St George’s Mushroom)

A white toadstool with a strong smell of new meal. It is very common and often abundant in spring, but is also occasionally found in autumn. It grows in a variety of habitats. Commonly collected for the table.

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