27 March 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Omphalina ericetorum Cap Convex then flattened, soon depressed to funnel shaped, radially lined, margin scalloped, brown when young, then yellow brown, drying pale, to about 2 cm across Gills Decurrent, thick, distant, often branched, sometimes with interveining, pale yellow cream Stem Equal, pale yellow brown, usually reddish brown at the apex, base slightly expanded and covered with white hairs Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring to autumn Distribution Infrequent, more common in Scotland Habitat On peaty soil and decayed wood Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal (7-10) x (6-8) µm2. Basidia 2 or 4 spored, club shaped. Edibility Unknown Notes I am grateful to several people who identified the specimens shown 
Spores viewed with a microscope. 21 March 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |