Cap convex, expand and flatten out at maturity, sometimes retaining a broad umbo. Colour quite variable, ranging from pinkish cream to yellowish or reddish-brown. Gills coloured as the cap or somewhat lighter, becoming reddish-brown as the fruit body matures. Stem roughly the same colour as the cap. It is typically pruinose ("frosted") above and strigose (hairy) near the base. Spore print white.
Microscopic Features: The spores are elongated ellipsoidal, smooth, with dimensions of 8.5-10 x 3-4 µm.
Gymnopus peronatus on the First Nature Web site.
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