 9 November 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin Synonymns Hygrocybe colemanniana Cap Convex, then flattened, usually with a distinct central bump, often with translucent radial lines at the margin, surface sometimes slippery, brown to reddish brown, margin pale, to about 5 cm across Gills Decurrent, often with veins between the gills, whitish to pale brown Stem Equal or slightly broader at the apex, surface dry, fibrous, to about 7mm wide and 5 cm high Flesh Grey brown, thin Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Rare Habitat Unimproved grassland Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal or oblong, smooth (7.5-9) x (5.5-6) µm2 Edibility Unknown, but should not be collected due to rarity Additional Photographs  Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 9 November 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin  October 2001 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin  16 October 2008 Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin |