Rancid Greyling - Tephrocybe rancida

Description

Cap 1 to 4 cm in diameter. Convex to flat, umbonate. Grey to brown grey starting with a whitish bloom. Shiny when wet. Gills free, crowded, grey. Stem 4 to 8 cm long by 3 to7 mm in diameter, concolorous with cap.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Found growing from the ground, solitary in deciduous woodland.

When to see it

Autumn to early winter.

UK Status

Widespread though nor particularly common in Britain.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Rancid Greyling
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Lyophyllaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
2
First record:
11/11/2012 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
05/10/2019 (Braker, Michael)

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