Conifercone Cap
Baeospora myosura
Typical Size (mm): 
20mm
Cap Diameter (mm): 
10-30mm
Stem Height (mm): 
30-50mm
 
Description: 

Smallish tan or brown agaric found inconiferous woodland rooting on buried pine cones and other coniferous debris.

Cap: 

Tan or a pallid date-brown in colour, convex, becoming flattened with age.

Gills: 

Adnate-adnexed, whitish, narrow and very crowded.

Stem: 

Concolorous with the cap or slightly paler, slender, equal and extends into the rooting base that is covered in hairs.

Distribution: 

Infrequent, from late Summer till early Winter.

Habitat: 

Coniferous woodland.

Additional Notes: 

Inedible.