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Mycena purpureofusca (Peck) Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 5: 255 (1887)

Agaricus purpureofuscus Peck, Ann. Rep. N.Y. St. Mus. nat. Hist. 38: 85 (1885)

Habitat: On soil and fallen woody debris of conifers.

Notes: Known from Scotland (Easterness: mainly in the area around Rothiemurchus) and a single collection from England (Yorkshire). Reported from Gloucestershire but unsubstantiated with voucher material.

Distribution: E: !, S: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 14509

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 159
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 225

Conservation Status: Vulnerable (Red Data List, Ing 1992); removed from list (Red Data List, Evans et al. 2006)

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