Rooting Collybia

Description:

Typically found under deciduous trees or in grassy areas, a variable species -- much of them apparently still under investigation. Mushroom appeared to be drying out, but the season had been quite wet, and it was in an area of muskeg.

Habitat:

Fort McMurray - Northern Alberta, boreal forest. Found in tall grass next to muskeg in a predominantly coniferous forest.

Notes:

Literature cited: National Audobon Society. 1990. National Audobon Society Pocket Guide: Familiar Mushrooms. Random House Publishing. Toronto