Common Fieldcap vs

Agrocybe pediades compared with Lactarius flavidus

Key Differences

Common Fieldcap is Least Concern while is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Fieldcap
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Russulales (ベニタケ目)
Family	Strophariaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Agrocybe	Lactarius
Species	Agrocybe pediades	Lactarius flavidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Fieldcap and share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (真正担子菌綱)

表示 Class: Agaricomycetes

Conservation Status

Common Fieldcap

LC — Least Concern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Fieldcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Fieldcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common Fieldcap

The Common Fieldcap (<em>Agrocybe pediades</em>) is a saprotrophic fungus belonging to the genus Agrocybe within the family Strophariaceae. It typically produces small, tan to pale brown cap-shaped fruiting bodies and is often found growing in clusters or scattered on lawns, grassy areas, forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil-rich ecosystems. The species typically inhabits forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems, obtaining nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter. Its geographic range includes several European countries — Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden — as well as the United States in North America. <em>Agrocybe pediades</em> is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, reflecting its broad distribution and apparent stability. Biological traits of this species, including specific data on fruiting body size, lifespan, and ecological preferences, remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. Like other members of its genus, it typically fruits during warmer months and often appears after rainfall in nutrient-rich grassland and woodland habitats.

Lactarius flavidus は、薄い黄色の傘と切断時に白から黄色の乳液が出るチチタケ属のキノコである。地中海および南ヨーロッパの森林でカシやマツ等と外生菌根共生関係を形成する。この菌類は樹木パートナーと土壌栄養分と光合成産物を交換する。