Cap |
Initially bell-shaped with a woolly,
in-rolled margin to which pale fragments of the veil remain attached.
At maturity, caps growing to between 4 and 12 cm in diameter, usually
retaining a distinct umbo.
The reddish cap surface is radially streaked with yellow and clay
brown tinges. |
Gills |
Adnexed; initially yellow-brown with a very
pale edge, but soon becoming blackened with spores.
The gill edges hold black watery droplets when moist. |
Stipe
|
5 to 10 mm diameter; 6 to 12 cm tall; a
paler brown than the cap but more russet towards the base; fibrous, with
a ring zone of pale fibres that soon become stained black by falling
spores. |
Spore print |
Black. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. |
Habitat |
In grassland and on verges beside lanes;
occasionally also in woodland clearings. |
Season |
April to November, but most common in late
summer and autumn. |
Occurrence |
Fairly frequent |
Similar species |
- Could possibly be mistaken for a field mushroom, Agaricus
campestris, when young.
- Psathyrella candoleana is somewhat similar but smaller and much paler
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