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Agaricus arvensis (Horse Mushroom)
Schaeff. 1774
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Agaricales > Agaricaceae
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Ashwellthorpe Lower Wood TM1498Baconsthorpe TG1236Barney Wood TF9832Bawdeswell Heath TG0319Blickling Park TG1728Brancaster, Barrow Common TF7943Brandiston TG1421Brandon Parva TG0708Bridgham Picnic Site TL9683Briston TG0631Burnham Overy Dunes TF8545Buxton Heath, Hevingham TG1721Caistor St. Edmund TG2303Catfield Hall Estate TG3721Denton TM2987Dersingham Bog TF6829Dersingham Common TF6829Dersingham Fen TF6829Ditchingham, Broome Heath TM3491Docking TF7934Downham Market TF6104East Carleton TG1601East Tuddenham, Hillcrest TG0912East Wretham, Peddar's Way TL9480Fakenham TF9130Fakenham, cemetery TF9130Felbrigg Great Wood TG1939Felthorpe Woods TG1416Foxley Wood TG0523Framingham Earl TG2702Gayton TF7319Geldeston Hall TM3992Grimston TF7026Hardingham TG0403Haveringland TG1420Heacham TF6937Hempnall TM2395Hindolveston Woods TG0428Hingham, Sea Mere TG0301Hoe TF9915Hoe Rough, Beetley TF9716Holkham Meals West TF8645Holme Dunes TF7144Holme, Redwell Marsh (NOA) TF7043Holt TG0841Holt Hall TG0739Holt, Gresham's School TG0839Horsey TG4522Horsey Dunes TG4623Hoveton Hall TG3120Hunstanton TF6740Hunstanton Park TF6941Hunstanton, cemetery TF6740Ketteringham TG1602King's Lynn, cemetery TF6218Leziate, Sailing lake TF6818Little Langford TL8397Mannington Hall TG1431Martham, Common Road Smee TG4317New Buckenham Common TM0990North Burlingham woods TG3610North Wootton, Ling Common TF6523Norwich city TG1907Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East TG2108Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West TG2008Norwich, Mousehold Heath TG2410Norwich, University of East Anglia TG1907Old Hunstanton TF6842Pott Row TF7022Pott Row, Sugar Fen TF6820Ringstead TF7038Ringstead, Courtyard Farm TF7240Rockland St. Mary TG3003Rollesby, Trinity Broads TG4615Roydon Common TF6722Salthouse TG0844Sandringham Estate TF6928Sculthorpe Moor (Hawk & Owl Trust) TF9030Sedgeford TF7136Sheringham TG1443Sheringham Park TG1441Snettisham TF6834Snettisham Coastal Park TF6535Snettisham, Ken Hill Estate TF6734South Raynham TF8824Stiffkey TF9643Swanton Morley TG0217Swanton Novers Great Wood TG0032Syderstone Common TF8232Thetford, The Nunnery (BTO) TL8781Titchwell RSPB TF7543Wayland Wood, Watton TL9299Weeting Heath TL7589Weeting, Emily's Wood TL7989Welborne, Horseshoes TG0609Wells, North Point TF9343West Runton TG1842West Tofts (STANTA) TL8499Weston Longville, Poors Fen TG1016Whitlingham TG2707Wreningham TM1598

Summary

169 records from 102 different sites
Years (# of records): 0 (1) 1976 (1) 1978 (1) 1980 (1) 1982 (3) 1983 (1) 1984 (1) 1985 (2) 1986 (2) 1987 (4) 1988 (2) 1989 (1) 1990 (5) 1991 (1) 1992 (7) 1993 (1) 1994 (3) 1995 (2) 1996 (3) 1997 (2) 1998 (5) 1999 (1) 2000 (1) 2001 (3) 2002 (2) 2003 (2) 2004 (2) 2006 (2) 2008 (1) 2009 (1) 2010 (1) 2011 (2) 2012 (2) 2013 (1) 2015 (2) 2016 (5) 2017 (3) 2018 (3) 2019 (6) 2020 (13) 2021 (8) 2022 (17) 2023 (19) 2024 (9) 2025 (14)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Recorded Species: Agaricus fissuratus; Psalliota arvensis
Associations: Acer pseudoplatanus; Betula; Fagus sylvatica; grass; Poaceae; Quercus; Rubus fruticosus agg.
Substrates: conifer litter; dead wood; grass; grassland; soil; soil, grass; soil, sand; soil, sandy; soil, turf; soil, turf (grazed)
Finders: A.L. Bull; A.R. Leech; Anne Crotty; Anon; C. Bennett; David Coslett; David Longden; E.W. Brown; foray; Ian Senior; J.E. Geeson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jo Norris; Jonathan Revett; Joseph Hubbard; Keith Fox; Michael De Whalley; Neil Mahler; Paul Batchelor; R.E. Evans; Richard Shotbolt; S.E. Wells; Sarah Barney; Stewart Wright; Tony Leech; Tony Moverley; Trevor Dove; Vanna Bartlett; Yvonne Mynett
Identifiers: A.L. Bull; A.R. Leech; Anne Crotty; David Longden; E.W. Brown; Ian Senior; J.E. Geeson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jo Norris; Jonathan Revett; Joseph Hubbard; Keith Fox; Michael De Whalley; Neil Mahler; Paul Batchelor; R.E. Evans; Richard Shotbolt; S.E. Wells; Stewart Wright; Tony Leech; Tony Moverley; Trevor Dove; Yvonne Mynett
Confirmers: R.E. Evans; Tony Leech; Yvonne Mynett
Comments: 'Fairy ring'; 'Habitat noted as grass'; 'Habitat noted as grass verge'; 'In grass under pine'; 'On grass verge'; 'On roadside'; 'Positive to KOH'; 'Source: CP List 1872'

Record Details

00/00/0000 Unnamed Site; No Grid Ref; Anon; "Source: CP List 1872"; [as Psalliota arvensis]; Lit. cited: 237;234
02/10/1976 Bawdeswell Heath; TG0319; grass; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "On grass verge"
15/10/1978 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "On roadside"
01/11/1980 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; grass; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "On grass verge"
10/10/1982 Bawdeswell Heath; TG0319; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
12/10/1982 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
12/11/1982 Hardingham; TG0403; J.E. Geeson; J.E. Geeson; R.E. Evans
01/10/1983 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
23/09/1984 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
21/08/1985 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
22/09/1985 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
06/09/1986 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
21/09/1986 Wayland Wood, Watton; TL9299; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
17/06/1987 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
18/08/1987 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
20/09/1987 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
03/10/1987 Bridgham Picnic Site; TL9683; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
19/10/1988 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
30/10/1988 East Wretham, Peddar's Way; TL9480; Anon; R.E. Evans; VC25
19/10/1989 Hoe Rough, Beetley; TF9716; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
17/02/1990 Foxley Wood; TG0523; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
04/10/1990 Bridgham Picnic Site; TL9683; Poaceae; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
10/10/1990 Framingham Earl; TG2702; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
27/10/1990 Sheringham Park; TG1441; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
10/11/1990 Horsey; TG4522; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
12/10/1991 Holt Hall; TG0739; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
20/07/1992 Welborne, Horseshoes; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
30/08/1992 Ashwellthorpe Lower Wood; TM1498; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
01/09/1992 Welborne, Horseshoes; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
29/09/1992 Geldeston Hall; TM3992; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
02/10/1992 Welborne, Horseshoes; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
04/10/1992 Bridgham Picnic Site; TL9683; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
30/10/1992 Little Langford; TL8397; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull; R.E. Evans
28/10/1993 Foxley Wood; TG0523; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
21/09/1994 Brandon Parva; TG0708; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
24/09/1994 Norwich, University of East Anglia; TG1907; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
25/09/1994 East Tuddenham, Hillcrest; TG091123; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull; R.E. Evans
20/09/1995 Ashwellthorpe Lower Wood; TM1498; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
24/09/1995 Weeting, Emily's Wood; TL7989; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
13/09/1996 Ketteringham; TG1602; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
21/09/1996 Foxley Wood; TG0523; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
00/10/1996 Felbrigg Great Wood; TG1939; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
20/05/1997 Holt, Gresham's School; TG0839; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
18/07/1997 South Raynham; TF8824; S.E. Wells; S.E. Wells
26/07/1998 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
04/09/1998 Holt Hall; TG0739; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
09/09/1998 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
00/10/1998 Buxton Heath, Hevingham; TG1721; Neil Mahler; Neil Mahler
05/10/1998 Weston Longville, Poors Fen; TG1016; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
23/10/1999 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Richard Shotbolt; Richard Shotbolt
06/10/2000 West Tofts (STANTA); TL8499; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull; R.E. Evans
22/09/2001 Swanton Novers Great Wood; TG0032; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
23/09/2001 Blickling Park; TG1728; Poaceae; soil; Anon; Richard Shotbolt
27/10/2001 Holme Dunes; TF7144; Poaceae; soil, sandy; Richard Shotbolt; Richard Shotbolt
00/00/2002 East Tuddenham, Hillcrest; TG091123; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull
22/09/2002 Blickling Park; TG1728; Poaceae; soil; Anon; Richard Shotbolt
19/10/2003 Blickling Park; TG1728; Poaceae; soil; Anon; Richard Shotbolt
26/10/2003 Sandringham Estate; TF6928; Poaceae; E.W. Brown; E.W. Brown; "In grass under pine"
15/10/2004 Foxley Wood; TG0523; Anon; A.R. Leech
25/10/2004 Hingham, Sea Mere; TG0301; Anon; A.R. Leech
16/09/2006 Blickling Park; TG173288; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
07/10/2006 Ashwellthorpe Lower Wood; TM1498; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
14/10/2008 Briston; TG065315; David Longden; David Longden
20/11/2009 Salthouse; TG0844; soil, sand; David Longden; David Longden
05/09/2010 Holt, Gresham's School; TG087396; soil, turf; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
22/10/2011 Sheringham Park; TG1341; foray; Tony Leech
10/11/2011 Thetford, The Nunnery (BTO); TL8781; foray; Tony Leech
00/08/2012 Caistor St. Edmund; TG2303; Joseph Hubbard; Joseph Hubbard
10/11/2012 New Buckenham Common; TM0990; soil, turf; Paul Batchelor; Paul Batchelor
20/10/2013 Hindolveston Woods; TG0428; Joseph Hubbard; Tony Leech
03/09/2015 Ringstead, Courtyard Farm; TF727405; dead wood; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
01/11/2015 Brancaster, Barrow Common; TF790430; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
18/09/2016 Sedgeford; TF722367; Quercus; soil, turf; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
07/10/2016 Titchwell RSPB; TF750438; dead wood; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
08/10/2016 Brancaster, Barrow Common; TF790430; Acer pseudoplatanus; soil, turf; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
09/10/2016 Dersingham Bog; TF6829; foray; Yvonne Mynett
25/10/2016 Holkham Meals West; TF865456; soil, turf; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
12/07/2017 West Runton; TG1842; soil, turf; David Coslett; Tony Leech
31/07/2017 Sedgeford; TF720376; soil, turf; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
10/08/2017 Brancaster, Barrow Common; TF790430; Fagus sylvatica; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
13/09/2018 Rollesby, Trinity Broads; TG465153; soil, turf; Yvonne Mynett; Yvonne Mynett
06/11/2018 Burnham Overy Dunes; TF858457; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
30/11/2018 Horsey Dunes; TG4623; Yvonne Mynett; Yvonne Mynett
17/08/2019 Catfield Hall Estate; TG370210; Neil Mahler; Tony Leech
14/10/2019 Hoveton Hall; TG313202; soil, turf; Stewart Wright; Stewart Wright
17/10/2019 Holme, Redwell Marsh (NOA); TF702438; soil, turf; Keith Fox; Keith Fox
24/10/2019 Hunstanton Park; TF695415; soil, turf; Keith Fox; Keith Fox
24/10/2019 Weeting Heath; TL757883; soil, turf (grazed); Ian Senior; Tony Leech
06/11/2019 North Burlingham woods; TG3610; soil; Yvonne Mynett; Yvonne Mynett
22/07/2020 Snettisham; TF682340; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
09/09/2020 Martham, Common Road Smee; TG437179; soil; Stewart Wright; Stewart Wright
11/09/2020 Dersingham Common; TF686297; Rubus fruticosus agg.; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
11/09/2020 Holme, Redwell Marsh (NOA); TF704436; soil, turf; Keith Fox; Keith Fox
24/09/2020 North Wootton, Ling Common; TF655235; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
26/09/2020 Titchwell RSPB; TF750438; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
04/10/2020 Holt; TG085412; soil; Tony Moverley; Tony Moverley
09/10/2020 Brancaster, Barrow Common; TF790430; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
13/10/2020 Sandringham Estate; TF6928; foray; Tony Leech
16/10/2020 Stiffkey; TF967439; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
18/10/2020 Dersingham Fen; TF682297; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
06/11/2020 Ringstead; TF709388; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; [as Agaricus fissuratus]
13/11/2020 Baconsthorpe; TG100381; soil, turf; Tony Moverley; Tony Moverley
00/00/2021 Downham Market; TF610043; C. Bennett
05/07/2021 Roydon Common; TF677224; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
07/10/2021 Hunstanton Park; TF699414; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
07/10/2021 Old Hunstanton; TF687421; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
11/10/2021 Gayton; TF730192; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
17/10/2021 Fakenham; TF910307; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
24/10/2021 Ringstead, Courtyard Farm; TF730400; soil; Keith Fox; Keith Fox; "Habitat noted as grass"
18/11/2021 Snettisham Coastal Park; TF649338; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
02/09/2022 Ringstead, Courtyard Farm; TF725408; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
05/09/2022 Pott Row, Sugar Fen; TF688207; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
08/09/2022 Old Hunstanton; TF688422; soil; Keith Fox; Keith Fox
20/09/2022 Heacham; TF692373; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
21/09/2022 Hempnall; TM238957; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "Habitat noted as grass verge"
25/09/2022 Sedgeford; TF709369; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
30/09/2022 Hunstanton; TF673402; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
30/09/2022 Sedgeford; TF725370; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
05/10/2022 Sandringham Estate; TF696285; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
10/10/2022 Gayton; TF730192; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
15/10/2022 Roydon Common; TF676225; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
17/10/2022 Grimston; TF704266; soil; Michael De Whalley; Michael De Whalley
27/10/2022 Pott Row; TF701227; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
30/10/2022 Sedgeford; TF712365; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
06/11/2022 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG2008; soil, grass; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; Yvonne Mynett
27/11/2022 Leziate, Sailing lake; TF684189; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
02/12/2022 Ashwellthorpe Lower Wood; TM141982; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; Lit. cited: 175
21/07/2023 Wreningham; TM155980; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; Lit. cited: 175
26/07/2023 Ringstead, Courtyard Farm; TF725408; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
07/08/2023 Rockland St. Mary; TG304039; grass; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
10/08/2023 Ashwellthorpe Lower Wood; TM141981; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
10/08/2023 Snettisham Coastal Park; TF657352; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
14/08/2023 Hunstanton Park; TF690416; Fagus sylvatica; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; [as Agaricus fissuratus]; Lit. cited: 175
15/08/2023 Ditchingham, Broome Heath; TM347918; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
26/09/2023 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG2008; grassland; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
29/09/2023 Norwich city; TG206090; grass; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; Lit. cited: 175
29/09/2023 Wells, North Point; TF932430; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
04/10/2023 Snettisham, Ken Hill Estate; TF676349; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
08/10/2023 Denton; TM294872; grass; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
19/10/2023 Norwich city; TG199075; grass; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
19/10/2023 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG212088; conifer litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; [as Agaricus fissuratus]
21/10/2023 Barney Wood; TF9832; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; Tony Leech
25/10/2023 Brancaster, Barrow Common; TF790430; grass; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
29/10/2023 Sheringham; TG147434; soil, grass; Tony Moverley; Tony Moverley; Lit. cited: 175
02/11/2023 Mannington Hall; TG1431; foray; Tony Leech
04/11/2023 Caistor St. Edmund; TG2303; soil; Yvonne Mynett; Yvonne Mynett; Lit. cited: 132
04/10/2024 Sandringham Estate; TF696285; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
11/10/2024 Fakenham, cemetery; TF910307; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
15/10/2024 Caistor St. Edmund; TG239053; grass; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
16/10/2024 Whitlingham; TG271075; Betula; soil; Anne Crotty; Anne Crotty
; Additional NotesSecondary associations recorded as Sorbus and Pinus

17/10/2024 Hunstanton, cemetery; TF673402; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
18/10/2024 Sculthorpe Moor (Hawk & Owl Trust); TF902302; soil; foray; Jenny Kelly
22/10/2024 Sedgeford; TF709369; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
23/10/2024 Baconsthorpe; TG127369; Tony Moverley; Tony Moverley; Lit. cited: 175
03/11/2024 Syderstone Common; TF828320; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
18/06/2025 Hoe; TF994152; soil; Sarah Barney; Jeremy Bartlett
31/07/2025 East Carleton; TG161018; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
05/08/2025 Haveringland; TG149206; grass; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
05/08/2025 Brandiston; TG145212; grass; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
06/08/2025 Snettisham, Ken Hill Estate; TF676349; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
12/09/2025 Ringstead, Courtyard Farm; TF725408; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "Positive to KOH"
18/09/2025 Snettisham; TF687342; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "Fairy ring"
20/09/2025 Swanton Morley; TG028171; grass; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
24/09/2025 Heacham; TF685374; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
16/10/2025 Brancaster, Barrow Common; TF790430; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; Lit. cited: 175
25/10/2025 Weeting Heath; TL7589; grass; Jo Norris; Jo Norris
12/11/2025 Docking; TF796343; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
13/11/2025 King's Lynn, cemetery; TF624186; Fagus sylvatica; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
02/12/2025 Sedgeford; TF712365; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; [as Agaricus fissuratus]; Lit. cited: 175

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