Pluteus pallescens (satur)?

[SheffieldLass]

I came across this fungus two days ago. After finally realising that it was Pluteus set about trying to get it to species level.

It was found in wet grassy/leaf-litter path edge in woodland under ash and sycamore. A few individuals dotted around. Gill edge concolorous with gill.



Spores were broad ellipse. My sizes are perhaps a bit biased towards elliptical as I couldn't tell if the more globose ones were seen head on or sideways, so assumed they were head on and didn't measure them.
(5.5) 6.5-7.8 (7.9) x 5.6-6.1 (6.7)um Qav 1.2



Cheilocystidia abundant: Size 27-67 x 11-28um, Av 43x17um



Pleurocystida occasional, bigger and fatter than most of the cheilocystidia. 58-69 x 23-29um



Pileipellis a hymeniderm.


According to FAN2 the pileipellis type would put it into the Pluteus phlebophorus section. They are apparently separated by the cap colour and surface, the shape of the pleurocystdia, colour edge of gills. Using both FAN2 and Funga Nordica it keys out to P pallecens (satur).

However this is not common, only 50 records, and only 1 (doubtful) in Yorkshire.

So does anyone know this group well?

Melanie