Charcoal Collybia
(Sphagnum Greyling)
Description
Cap flattened convex, Ø 1.5-2.5 cm, translucent striped, honey-brown to ochrous brown, with dark centre.
Gills broad, distant, cream to pale beige.
Stem 5-7 cm x 3-4 mm, smooth, ochrous brown, white pruinose at the apex. Flesh cream. Smell somewhat flour-like.
Occurrence
Not uncommon on living Sphagnum in peat moors and bogs and at the edges of pools.
Parasitic.