Plants and animals of Pointfield

Large fragile mushroom. Cap conical, 30 mm wide by 20 mm high; hygrophanous - chocolate brown when fresh, drying to a straw colour from centre; surface covered with fine hairs (seen under the handlens) and radial lines evident towards the edge of the cap. Gills tobacco-brown with a white edge; sides mottled black; gills free. Stem slender and cylindrical, white to off-white, up to 10 cm in length but less than 2 mm in diameter; base with fine white fibres and top of stem also with fine white fuzz.

Spore print black. Spores dark brown in KOH; ellipsoidal with large terminal germ pore; 13.0-15.0 x 7.5-8.0 um (mean = 14.2 x 7.8 um, n = 13). Cheilocystidia common, mostly lageniform.

Scattered individuals present in wood debris under the oak tree and near the lilac tree in the front garden. Also in wild flower border.