Earthy Powdercap - Cystoderma amianthinum

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Description

The cap of this small inedible species is initially domed but flattens with age and sometimes has a wavy edge. The cap surface can have a dusting of fine powdery granules and is ochre-yellow with mealy surface often becoming indistinctly radially wrinkled with age. There is a short lived fragile ring on the concolorous stem with granules present below this ring.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Short grassy areas

When to see it

Autumn

UK Status

Fairly frequent and widespread in Britain

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Gilroes Cemetery
    10 October 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Cademan Wood
    04 November 2012
  • Steve Mathers
    Altar Stones NR
    08 November 2017

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Species profile

Common names
Earthy Powdercap
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Agaricaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
18
First record:
02/10/2005 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
15/11/2023 (Timms, Sue)

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  • David Nicholls
    Charnwood Lodge NR
    02 October 2005
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    19 November 2008
  • David Nicholls
    Gilroes Cemetery
    10 October 2012