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Calocybe gambosa (St. George's Mushroom)
(Fr.) Donk 1962
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Agaricales > Lyophyllaceae
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Barnham Broom TG0807Bawsey Country Park (pits) TF6719Beeston Regis Common TG1642Blofield, Marty's Marsh TG3309Bridgham TL9585Bridgham Picnic Site TL9683Brinton Hall TG0335Brisley TF9521Cawston TG1225Choseley TF7640Colton TG0909Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits TL7795Drayton TG1913East Lexham TF8717East Tuddenham, Hillcrest TG0912East Wretham, Peddar's Way TL9480Easton Estate TG1411Felthorpe TG1718Felthorpe Woods TG1416Fordham TL6099Foxley Wood TG0523Fring, Hill Plantation TF7334Fundenhall TM1596Great Witchingham TG1019Hardingham TG0403Haveringland TG1620Heacham, Brays Pit TF6737Heacham, Millenium Wood TF6836Hellesdon TG2012High Kelling TG1040Hingham, Sea Mere TG0301Hoe Rough, Beetley TF9716Holkham Meals East TF9045Holkham Meals West TF8745Holt TG0838Holt Country Park TG0838Holt Hall TG0839Holt, Gresham's School TG0839Honingham Fen TG0912Honingham, Church Farm TG1111Horning, Bure Valley Marshes TG3316Horningtoft Wood TF9423Houghton, Big Wood TF7729Itteringham, Mossymere Wood TG1331Keswick Old Hall TG2004Ketteringham TG1401Lenwade, Dinosaur Park TG1017Lessingham, Hempstead TG4027Little Langford TL8397Little Plumstead, Ice House Plantation TG3110Long Stratton TM1892Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site TL8294Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site TL8294Mattishall TG0610Mulbarton TG1900New Costessey TG1710Newton Flotman TM2198Norwich city TG2010Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East TG2108Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West TG2008Norwich, Mousehold Heath TG2410Norwich, Research Park TG1807Norwich, Rosary Cemetery TG2408Norwich, Sweet Briar Marshes (West) TG2009Norwich, University of East Anglia TG1907Pensthorpe, Fakenham TF9429Ranworth TG3614Ringstead, Courtyard Farm TF7240Sandringham Estate TF6928Saxlingham Nethergate TM2297Saxthorpe Woods TG1132Sedgeford TF7137Sheringham Park TG1341Snettisham TF6833Snettisham Beach TF6531Snettisham Coastal Park TF6533South Wootton Common TF6523Sparham Pools TG0718Stanfield TF9221Stoke Holy Cross TG2301Stow Bardolph TF6305Swangey Fen TM0193Swanton Novers Great Wood TG0130Thursford Wood TF9733Upgate TG1417Wayland Wood, Watton TL9299Welborne TG0609Welborne, Church Lane TG0609Welborne, Horseshoes TG0609Welney TL5294Wendling, Honeypot Wood TF9314West Runton TG1842Westfield TF9908Wheatfen, Surlingham TG3205Whitlingham CP and Broad TG2507Whitlingham Sewage Treatment Works TG2807Wymondham TG0902

Summary

156 records from 103 different sites
Years (# of records): 0 (1) 1866 (1) 1922 (1) 1930 (1) 1932 (1) 1936 (1) 1937 (2) 1976 (1) 1977 (5) 1979 (1) 1980 (1) 1981 (1) 1982 (2) 1983 (2) 1984 (1) 1985 (1) 1986 (4) 1987 (1) 1989 (1) 1990 (2) 1991 (7) 1992 (8) 1993 (2) 1994 (1) 1995 (3) 1996 (2) 1997 (8) 1998 (8) 1999 (13) 2000 (6) 2001 (5) 2002 (6) 2009 (2) 2010 (1) 2011 (1) 2012 (6) 2013 (3) 2014 (1) 2015 (3) 2017 (1) 2019 (2) 2021 (8) 2022 (2) 2023 (19) 2024 (7)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Recorded Species: Tricholoma gambosum; Tricholoma georgii
Associations: Angiospermae; Betula; Fagus sylvatica; grass; Pinophyta; Poaceae; Quercus; Sorbus aria; Tilia; Urtica dioica
Substrates: deciduous litter; grass; grass verge; leaf litter; peat; soil; soil (grass); soil, grass; soil, turf
Finders: A.L. Bull; A.M. Ainsworth; A.R. Leech; Anne Crotty; Anon; BMS foray; Chris Sharpe; D.J. Schafer; foray; H.B. Davis; Ian Senior; James Emerson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; Joseph Hubbard; Keith Fox; Kirby Trimmer; Neil Mahler; P.J.H. Negal; R.E. Evans; Robert Yaxley; Steve Judd; Stewart Wright; Sue Matchett; Tim Doncaster; Tony Leech; Tony Moverley; Trevor Dove; Vanna Bartlett; Yvonne Mynett
Identifiers: A.L. Bull; A.M. Ainsworth; A.R. Leech; Anne Crotty; Chris Sharpe; D.J. Schafer; Ian Senior; James Emerson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; Keith Fox; Neil Mahler; P.J.H. Negal; R.E. Evans; Steve Judd; Stewart Wright; Tim Doncaster; Tony Leech; Tony Moverley; Trevor Dove; Yvonne Mynett
Confirmer: R.E. Evans
Comments: 'A pasture at Garveston. Source: NCLF Part IV'; 'Abundant in meadows round Lynn, May and June. Source: CP List 1872'; 'BMS foray'; 'Colony'; 'confirmed microscopically'; 'Fairy ring'; 'in grass'; 'On hedge bank'; 'On peaty bank under oaks by roadside'; 'On rough pasture'; 'On soil under Common Lime'; 'ring >200 fbs;12 m diam.'; 'Source: NCLF Part IV'; 'Spores examined'; 'Substrate noted as grass'

Record Details

00/00/0000 Unnamed Site; No Grid Ref; Anon; "Abundant in meadows round Lynn, May and June. Source: CP List 1872"; [as Tricholoma gambosum]; Lit. cited: 237;236
00/00/1866 Garvestone; No Grid Ref; Kirby Trimmer; "A pasture at Garveston. Source: NCLF Part IV"; [as Tricholoma georgii]; Lit. cited: 236
05/06/1922 Thorpe St Andrew, Racecourse Plantation; No Grid Ref; BMS foray; "Source: NCLF Part IV"; [as Tricholoma gambosum]; Lit. cited: 236
; Additional NotesCooke notes 'This fungus, the St. George's Mushroom, a well-known edible is not generally distributed, but is fairly certain of appearance in particular areas, although limited in numbers and distinctly so in duration. May and early June, occasionally as early as April.'

06/06/1930 South Wootton, Reffley Wood; No Grid Ref; BMS foray; "Source: NCLF Part IV"; [as Tricholoma gambosum]; Lit. cited: 236
25/04/1932 Drayton; No Grid Ref; H.B. Davis; "Source: NCLF Part IV"; [as Tricholoma gambosum]; Lit. cited: 236
08/05/1936 Beeston Regis; No Grid Ref; Anon; "Source: NCLF Part IV"; [as Tricholoma georgii]; Lit. cited: 236
09/05/1937 Rackheath; No Grid Ref; Anon; "Source: NCLF Part IV"; [as Tricholoma georgii]; Lit. cited: 236
17/05/1937 Lakenham; No Grid Ref; Anon; "Source: NCLF Part IV"; [as Tricholoma georgii]; Lit. cited: 236
30/05/1976 Honingham Fen; TG0912; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "On hedge bank"
00/00/1977 Foxley Wood; TG0523; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
13/05/1977 Horning, Bure Valley Marshes; TG3316; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
14/05/1977 High Kelling; TG1040; peat; Anon; R.E. Evans; "On peaty bank under oaks by roadside"
20/05/1977 Holkham Meals East; TF9045; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "On rough pasture"
20/05/1977 Saxlingham Nethergate; TM2297; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
19/05/1979 Welborne, Horseshoes; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "In grass"
10/05/1980 Sparham Pools; TG0718; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
26/04/1981 Norwich, University of East Anglia; TG1907; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "In grass"
23/05/1982 Hingham, Sea Mere; TG0301; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
06/06/1982 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
03/05/1983 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
15/05/1983 Bridgham Picnic Site; TL9683; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
21/05/1984 New Costessey; TG1710; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
05/05/1985 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
01/06/1986 Fordham; TL6099; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
05/06/1986 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
18/06/1986 Bridgham; TL9585; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
20/06/1986 West Runton; TG1842; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
19/05/1987 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
30/04/1989 Holkham Meals West; TF8745; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
01/04/1990 Hoe Rough, Beetley; TF9716; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
14/05/1990 Barnham Broom; TG0807; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
13/04/1991 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; Poaceae; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
14/04/1991 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
19/04/1991 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
28/04/1991 Wendling, Honeypot Wood; TF9314; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
01/05/1991 Swangey Fen; TM0193; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
07/05/1991 Holt, Gresham's School; TG0839; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
12/05/1991 Welborne; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
25/04/1992 Sparham Pools; TG0718; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
02/05/1992 Wheatfen, Surlingham; TG3205; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
06/05/1992 East Wretham, Peddar's Way; TL9480; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; VC25
06/05/1992 Pensthorpe, Fakenham; TF9429; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
06/05/1992 Welborne; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
11/05/1992 Honingham, Church Farm; TG1111; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
12/05/1992 Wendling, Honeypot Wood; TF9314; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
22/05/1992 Little Langford; TL8397; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull; R.E. Evans
28/04/1993 Thursford Wood; TF9733; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
01/05/1993 Felthorpe Woods; TG1416; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
23/04/1994 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
06/05/1995 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
14/05/1995 Horningtoft Wood; TF9423; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
21/05/1995 South Wootton Common; TF6523; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
18/05/1996 Holt, Gresham's School; TG0839; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
02/06/1996 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
09/04/1997 Norwich city; TG2010; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
11/04/1997 Mattishall; TG0610; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
11/04/1997 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
15/04/1997 East Tuddenham, Hillcrest; TG091123; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull; R.E. Evans
00/05/1997 Holt, Gresham's School; TG0839; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
09/05/1997 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
26/05/1997 Beeston Regis Common; TG1642; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
29/06/1997 Holt, Gresham's School; TG0839; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
30/03/1998 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
12/04/1998 East Lexham; TF8717; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
20/04/1998 Welborne, Church Lane; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
24/04/1998 Newton Flotman; TM2198; P.J.H. Negal; P.J.H. Negal; R.E. Evans
26/04/1998 Welborne; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
09/05/1998 Wayland Wood, Watton; TL9299; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
10/05/1998 Hardingham; TG0403; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
28/06/1998 Lessingham, Hempstead; TG4027; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
09/04/1999 Stoke Holy Cross; TG2301; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
10/04/1999 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
10/04/1999 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; Poaceae; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
18/04/1999 Easton Estate; TG1411; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
22/04/1999 Newton Flotman; TM2198; P.J.H. Negal; P.J.H. Negal; R.E. Evans
24/04/1999 Welborne; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
25/04/1999 Swanton Novers Great Wood; TG0130; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull
26/04/1999 Itteringham, Mossymere Wood; TG1331; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
29/04/1999 Long Stratton; TM1892; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
30/04/1999 Drayton; TG1913; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
20/05/1999 Newton Flotman; TM2198; P.J.H. Negal; P.J.H. Negal; R.E. Evans
20/05/1999 Welborne; TG0609; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
06/06/1999 Holt Country Park; TG0838; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
14/04/2000 Fundenhall; TM1596; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
14/04/2000 Mulbarton; TG1900; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
23/04/2000 Felthorpe; TG1718; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
23/04/2000 Haveringland; TG1620; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
27/04/2000 Norwich city; TG2205; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
08/05/2000 Holt Country Park; TG0838; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "Colony"
19/04/2001 Newton Flotman; TM2198; P.J.H. Negal; P.J.H. Negal; R.E. Evans
20/04/2001 Drayton; TG1913; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
08/05/2001 Hellesdon; TG2012; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
09/05/2001 Norwich city; TG2205; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
06/06/2001 Keswick Old Hall; TG2004; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
00/00/2002 East Tuddenham, Hillcrest; TG091123; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull
25/03/2002 Norwich city; TG2205; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
03/04/2002 Saxthorpe Woods; TG1132; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
19/04/2002 Mattishall; TG0610; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
27/04/2002 Holkham Meals West; TF8845; Poaceae; soil; D.J. Schafer; D.J. Schafer; "BMS foray"
30/04/2002 Sandringham Estate; TF6928; Angiospermae; leaf litter; A.M. Ainsworth; A.M. Ainsworth; "BMS foray"
00/04/2009 Cawston; TG141236; Tony Leech; Tony Leech; "in grass"
29/04/2009 Brinton Hall; TG0335; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
07/06/2010 Holt, Gresham's School; TG089393; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
11/04/2011 Norwich city; TG238070; Anne Crotty; Anne Crotty; "confirmed microscopically"
21/04/2012 Sheringham Park; TG138413; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
28/04/2012 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
30/04/2012 Whitlingham Sewage Treatment Works; TG281079; Anne Crotty; Anne Crotty
; Additional NotesBelow mixed broadleaves on damp ground

00/05/2012 Holt; TG081389; soil, turf; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
14/05/2012 Holt Hall; TG084396; deciduous litter; Tony Leech; Tony Leech; "ring >200 fbs;12 m diam."
24/06/2012 Lenwade, Dinosaur Park; TG1017; foray; Tony Leech
01/06/2013 Lenwade, Dinosaur Park; TG1017; Joseph Hubbard; Tony Leech
07/07/2013 Holt; TG081389; soil, turf; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
05/10/2013 Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits; TL7795; Neil Mahler; Neil Mahler
10/04/2014 Holt; TG081389; soil, turf; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
03/05/2015 Snettisham Beach; TF650312; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
20/05/2015 Ringstead, Courtyard Farm; TF727405; Quercus; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
21/05/2015 Sedgeford; TF712374; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
30/04/2017 Choseley; TF764408; soil, turf; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
14/04/2019 Stanfield; TF929218; soil, turf; Tim Doncaster; Tim Doncaster
18/05/2019 Little Plumstead, Ice House Plantation; TG3110; Yvonne Mynett; Yvonne Mynett
12/05/2021 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG204088; soil; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
16/05/2021 Whitlingham CP and Broad; TG252078; soil; James Emerson; James Emerson
18/05/2021 Fring, Hill Plantation; TF731348; Fagus sylvatica; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "Spores examined"
20/05/2021 Bawsey Country Park (pits); TF670193; Betula; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "Spores examined"
26/05/2021 High Kelling; TG100397; soil, grass; Tony Moverley; Tony Moverley
27/05/2021 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG212088; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
27/05/2021 Wymondham; TG094028; Chris Sharpe; Chris Sharpe; "Substrate noted as grass"
29/05/2021 Welney; TL525948; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
02/05/2022 Welney; TL525948; soil (grass); Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; VC29
09/05/2022 Brisley; TF955219; Robert Yaxley
09/04/2023 Heacham, Brays Pit; TF672373; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "Fairy ring"
16/04/2023 Sandringham Estate; TF6928; soil; Sue Matchett; Jenny Kelly
17/04/2023 Holt; TG081393; Tony Moverley; Tony Moverley
20/04/2023 Snettisham Beach; TF648314; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
22/04/2023 Houghton, Big Wood; TF7729; soil; Keith Fox; Keith Fox
22/04/2023 Stow Bardolph; TF630059; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
23/04/2023 Snettisham Coastal Park; TF650337; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
25/04/2023 Norwich, Rosary Cemetery; TG243084; Tilia; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "On soil under Common Lime"
26/04/2023 Ranworth; TG360145; soil; Steve Judd; Steve Judd
26/04/2023 Ringstead, Courtyard Farm; TF726405; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
29/04/2023 Cawston; TG129262; grass; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
29/04/2023 Cawston; TG125259; grass; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
01/05/2023 Snettisham; TF6833; soil; Keith Fox; Keith Fox
03/05/2023 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG2008; grass; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
08/05/2023 Ketteringham; TG144019; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
12/05/2023 Heacham, Millenium Wood; TF687367; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
14/05/2023 Blofield, Marty's Marsh; TG3309; soil; Stewart Wright; Stewart Wright
14/05/2023 Colton; TG091091; grass verge; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
14/05/2023 Westfield; TF995088; grass verge; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
22/03/2024 Norwich, Research Park; TG183077; Sorbus aria; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; Lit. cited: 132
; Additional NotesAssociation recorded as grass, base of Sorbus aria

18/04/2024 Foxley Wood; TG054224; grass; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
18/04/2024 Great Witchingham; TG108197; Urtica dioica; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
18/04/2024 Upgate; TG146177; grass; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
08/05/2024 Norwich, Sweet Briar Marshes (West); TG205098; grass; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
12/05/2024 Sandringham Estate; TF695290; Pinophyta; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "spores examined"
; Additional NotesAssociation recorded as Ornamental conifer

27/05/2024 Welney; TL525948; soil, grass; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; VC29

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