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Collybia peronata |
Collybia peronata is referred to as the Wood Woolly-foot, on account of the lower half of the stem being covered in fine white hairs. This common fungus of leaf litter is poisonous. This is an inedible species with a very peppery taste. |
| Commonly known as the Wood Woolly-foot, this attractive little mushroom is
sometimes recorded under the scientific names Marasmius peronatus or Marasmius urens.
Unlike other members of the Collybia genus, whose gills remain white or pale cream, Collybia peronata matures with red-brown gills - a useful distinguishing characteristic. |
Cap |
3 to 6 cm in diameter, the convex caps expand and flatten out at maturity. |
Gills |
The adnexed gills are pale at first, becoming reddish-brown as the fruiting body matures. |
Stipe |
4 to 6 mm in diameter and 4 to 8 cm tall, the lower half of the stems of this species are covered in small pale hairs. |
Spore print |
White. |
Odour/taste |
Odour not distinctive; taste very peppery. |
Habitat |
In leaf litter beneath broad-leaf trees and hedgerows, and under bracken on heathland. |
Season |
July to October. |
Occurrence |
Fairly frequent. |
Similar species |
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