20 November 2021 Alton Cemetery, Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Hygrocybe fornicata Cap Broadly conical, becoming flattened with age, often with a central bump, dry, smooth, often finely radially fibrillose, brown, greyish brown, greyish or pale greyish white, about 2 to 8 cm across Gills Somewhat crowded, broad, narrowly to broadly adnate, often emarginate, white to pale grey Stem Equal or club shaped, dry, smooth, fibrous, sometimes scaly especially at the base, white, sometimes with rusty spots at the base Flesh Firm, white Smell Earthy, or unpleasant Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On soil in unimproved grassland, such as cemeteries, rarely with grass in woodland Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to ovoid, a few constricted, smooth (6-8) x (4.5-5.5) µm2 Edibility Unknown Notes The cap margin, gill edges and stem base sometimes slowly bruise pale red as seen in the second photo. 
20 November 2021 Alton Cemetery, Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 20 November 2021 Alton Cemetery, Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
21 November 2023 Alton Cemetery, Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 21 November 2023 Alton Cemetery, Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |