Kuehneromyces marginellus

Appearance

Cap: 1–4 cm; convex or almost conical at first, becoming broadly convex or nearly flat; sticky when fresh; tan to snuff brown, fading markedly as it dries out and eventually becoming buff colored; bald.

Gills: Narrowly to broadly attached to the stem; close; short-gills frequent; whitish to pale tan when young, becoming cinnamon brown; at first covered by a whitish partial veil.

Stem: 2.5–7 cm long; 3–6 mm thick; equal or tapering slightly to base; dry; with an upward-flaring, whitish to pale tan ring that soon begins to collapse and develop a tawny brown edge; pale tan; bald or with inconspicuous fibrils just below the ring.

Flesh: Pale brownish.

Distribution

Widely distributed east of the Great Plains

Habitat

Growing alone, scattered, or in clusters on the well decayed wood of hardwoods (especially oaks and beech)