Tephrocybe anthracophila
Description
Convex, then flattened, or depressed, margin lined, dark brown, drying paler, to about 3 cm across.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Frequently grows on burnt ground.
When to see it
Autumn and winter.
UK Status
Widespread but not particularly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
02 November 2011
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
02 November 2011
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
02 November 2011
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
02 November 2011
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Lyophyllaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 02/11/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 02/11/2011 (Calow, Graham)
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