Cap convex with an incurved margin when young, becoming broadly convex to flat. It is russet to ochre-coloured (fading to tan with dryness). Gills only thinly attached to the stem, whitish to pinkish and crowded. Stem fibrous, more or less similarly coloured as the cap, more or less equal but slightly bulbous at the base. The stem has no ring. Spore print white.
Microscopic Features: Spores are smooth, ellipsoidal, measuring 5-6.5μm in length and 2.5-3.5μm in width. They are inamyloid.
Synonyms: The mushroom was previously known under the name Collybia dryophila.
Gymnopus dryophilus on the www.first-nature.com web site.
Gymnopus dryophilus on the MushroomExpert.Com web site.
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