RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)167652. 22 August 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Psathyrella carbonicola Cap Convex, reddish brown to pale brown, covered with whitish scales, to about 2.5 cm across Gills Adnate, crowded, greyish then brown Stem Equal, somewhat scaly, sometimes with veil remnants at the apex, white Flesh Thin, fragile, pale brown in the cap, whitish in the stem Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On soil on fire sites Spore Print Dark purple brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth, with drops (7-9) x (3.5-4.5) µm2. Basidia 4 spored. Gill edge and gill margin cystidia fusiform, often with a pointed apex. Edibility Inedible 
22 August 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
22 August 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |