Saffron Parasol
Cystoderma amianthinum f. amianthinum
Cystoderma amianthinum f. album
Two forms of this species are known. Both are described below.
- Cystoderma amianthinum f. amianthinum
Description
Cap bell-shaped, then expanded with umbo, Ø 2-5 cm, pruinose, matt, ochrous yellow to yellow-orange, floccose at the margin.
Gills close, white to creamy yellow.
Stem 3-5 cm x 5-8 mm, ochrous yellow to creamy yellow, orange brown pruinose to floccose below the evanescent ring. Flesh yellowish orange. Smell faint, musty.
Suspect.
Occurrence
Common on humus, moderately rich sand or coarse litter and among mosses in deciduous and coniferous woods and in poor grasslands.
Saprophyte.
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Cystoderma amianthinum f. album
Description
Cap bell-shaped, then expanded with umbo, Ø 2-5 cm, pruinose, matt, white, floccose at the margin.
Gills close, white.
Stem 3-5 cm x 5-8 mm, white, white pruinose to floccose below the evanescent ring. Flesh white. Smell faint, musty.
Suspect.
Occurrence
Common on humus, moderately rich sand or coarse litter and among mosses in deciduous and coniferous woods and in poor grasslands.
Saprophyte.