Saturday, 04 February 2012

Galerina mniophila

Facts
Common Name: 
Galerina mniophila
Scientific Name: 
Galerina mniophila
Cap Diameter (mm): 
1-15mm
Stem Height (mm): 
40-80mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
2mm
Information
Description: 

A small bell-shaped yellowish dirty-brown fungus, found growing amongst moss in woodlands.

Distribution: 

Occasional during Autumn.

Habitat: 

In damp woodland amongst moss.

Cap: 

Campanulate, disinctly striate when damp, dries pallid clay.

Flesh: 

Concolorous with a mealy odour.

Gills: 

Adnate, pale ochraceous becoming a dingy yellowish-brown.

Spores: 

Ochre spore print.

Stem: 

Whitish at the apex, no ring, a pale yellowish-brown towards the base.