Fungus. Likely Psathyrella sp. bipellis?

[hillrover]

Another fungus from my favorite field. One that I have been puzzling over.
Photographed mid-November. It was gone a week later.





Location: Wensleydale, North Yorks. Short but thick vegitation -grass/moss/rock rose/thistle etc
A small cluster.
H - 4.5cm. D - 2cm
Cap: Round headed. Very slight umbo - very slightly darker than rest of cap.
Dark brown. Striate around edge.
Stipe. Same colour as cap. Brittle breaks easily. Hollow at the top.
Gills. Brown. Slightly lighter, richer brown than cap. Widely spaced. Some short. Not forked. Adnexed (I think - I find this bit difficult).
Smell. Very strong old mushroom
Spore print - Brown (Jordan 28-milky coffee)

I've tried keying it and got a bit lost towards the end, but chasing the options through the books I came up with Psathyrella sp.
P. bibellis seems a better fit than the others. (but I could have taken a wrong turning somewhere at the end of the key)
Any help appreciated.

Christine

[stickman]

Hi Christine

This lacks the white stem associated with many species of Psathyrella and IMO the gills are rather too vivid brown - Psathyrella gills usually start white and go through greyish brown to black.

I would have thought it's one of those little brown Cortinarius species any sensible mycologist goes out of his/her way to avoid.

Cheers,
Nick

[hillrover]

Thanks Nick.
I guess I was bound to bump into them sooner or later.

Christine

[Chris Yeates]

Yes,

this is certainly a Cortinarius; I would suggest Section Dermocybe - somewhere near Cortinarius cinnamomeus (though I suspect it isn't actually that); this is mycorrhizal with Helianthemum again isn't it?

check out that literature I sent you Christine

best wishes

Chris

[hillrover]

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

Yes,

this is certainly a Cortinarius; I would suggest Section Dermocybe - somewhere near Cortinarius cinnamomeus (though I suspect it isn't actually that); this is mycorrhizal with Helianthemum again isn't it?

check out that literature I sent you Christine

best wishes

Chris

Did you actually send any literature, Chris? If so it didn't arrive.
I remember you saying you would try to send me some and if you can do that I would be happy to see it.
I always acknowledge emails etc so if ever you don't get a reply to anything, I havn't received it.

Cheers

Christine