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| location: North America |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter |
| flesh: Flesh granular or brittle |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Hypholoma olivaceotinctum Kauffman Cap 1.5-3cm across, bell-shaped to flattened; dull olive-drab or greenish, to pinkish buff when dry. Gills adnate, close, thin; pale olive-buff. Stem 30-50 x 1.5-2.5mm, equal, brittle; bright reddish brown. Flesh thin. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, 9-12 x 4.5-55µ. Deposit purplish brown. Habitat on rich humus and debris in wet areas of conifer forests. Found in northern North America from the Pacific Northwest to New York. Season August-October. Not edible. |
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