Plants and animals of Pointfield

Small silky white cap, initially campanulate becoming low domal; up to 15 mm diameter; surface of fine radial fibres away from umbo; umbo straw-coloured ; edge of cap with sparse, white veil remnants. Gills grey-white, adnate with a slight notch close to attachment; gill edges pale and distinctly frayed. Stem to 40 x 3 mm; white, dry, covered in fine hairs (caulicystidia) in uppermost part only; very slightly expanded at base. Spore print orange-brown. Spores oviod, smooth-walled and slightly pointed at one end; 7.1-8.3 x 4.2-5.2 um (mean = 7.7 x 4.7 um, N= 20); Qav = 1.6. Cheilocystidia abundant and lageniform with often some tiny crystals at tip. Pleurocystidia less abundant and lageniform, without crystal tips. Caulicystidia abundant, lageniform with thick-walled neck and prominent crystals at tip.

In grass underneath victoria plum tree.