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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| 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 on the ground |
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Psathyrella gossypina (Bull. ex Fr.) Pearson & Dennis Cap 1-2.5cm across, hemispherical to bell-shaped, expanding slightly, margin hung with cottony white veil fragments; chestnut brown drying ochre; partly covered with veil remnants, striate. Gills adnexed, crowded, narrow; pallid becoming purple-gray. Stem 20-50 x 3-6mm, slightly enlarged toward the base; white, cream below; minutely cottony. Flesh yellow in the stem when young. Spores ellipsoid, 6-8 x 3.5-4µ. Deposit black-brown. Cystidia lance-shaped. Habitat on the ground often on fire sites. Rare but probably under recorded. Found in the Pacific Northwest. Season September-October. Not edible. |
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