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Petticoat Mottlegill

Panaeolus papilionaceus

1,035Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
72Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb2
Mar9
Apr29
May37
Jun24
Jul45
Aug71
Sep177
Oct368
Nov220
Dec17

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland86
2Norfolk England58
3Gloucestershire England51
4Bristol, City of England40
5Cornwall England34
6Cambridgeshire England33
7Argyll and Bute Scotland26
8Worcestershire England24
9Powys Wales20
10Somerset England19
11Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland19
12Pembrokeshire Wales17
13Aberdeenshire Scotland17
14Sefton England14
15Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland13
695 England177 Scotland81 Wales62 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 72 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,035
Peak month
October
Counties with records
72
Scientific name
Panaeolus papilionaceus
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
419
Most recorded in
Highland, Norfolk, Gloucestershire
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Bolbitiaceae
Genus
Panaeolus
Name with authority
Panaeolus papilionaceus (Bull.) Quél.
Contributing datasets
24

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2484523 · GBIF 3317061