Description: Solitary to scattered agarics, on soil
amongst leaf litter, close to Coprinellus
disseminatus, under Laurus nobilis. Pileus: Widely convex with central umbo,
vinaceous brown in colour with a darker centre,
dry, smooth, striated near the margin; diameter
10-24mm. Stipe: Thin, fragile, almost straight with slight
thickening at the base, pale brown near cap but
darker near the base, flesh pale coloured
darkening on cutting; diameter 1-3mm, height
30-47mm. Gills: Free, crowded (L=36, l=0-2), beige coloured
changing to rust brown on maturity, with
glistening cystidia at the edge. Spore print: Fulvous (rust brown).
Microscopy: Pileipellis: Globular cells with intracellular pigment
with a lower interwoven filamentous layer. Some
globular cells with external deposits. Basidia: 4-spored, with many immature spores. Cheilocystidia: Abundant, skittle shaped, with
occasional external deposits; 44-87µm x 14-19µm. Pleurocystidia: Rare similar to cheilocystidia. Gill Trama: Regular, narrow trama consisting of
thin hyphae. Spores: Pale brown, pip shaped, smooth, without
germ pore, darkening in 10% KOH but not
collapsing. 6.1-8.4µm x 5.6-6.8µm, Q= 1.07-1.43,
Qm: 1.23
This taxon has temporarily been placed in this
genus, although I am not fully convinced this is a
Pholiotina sp.