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Psathyrella spp.
The cap is a grey-brown color that is somewhat darker in the center. Initially conical in shape, the cap flattens out in maturity to become bell-shaped.
Spotted on Nov 1, 2011
Submitted on Nov 19, 2011
3 Comments
Great shots! But not a Mycena species! Why? Because Mycenas have white spores, no matter what the gillcolour is (because there are beautiful Mycenas with pink or orange coloured gills, they too have white spores). These spores are clearly dark brown, alsmost black. As you can see on the first picture, this is not a discolouration of the cap due to maturity, but the spores fell from the higher mushrooms on the caps of the smaller ones (mushrooms on the left side). With the sporecolour in mind and the habitus (the appearence), which is mycenoid (meaning it has the shape of a Mycena, which is a lean mushroom with a thin, long stem and thin flesh in the bellshaped cap), we can safely assume it is a Psathyrella. But sadly I've been trying to find a name for it myself. I've found these mushies a lot too.
Thanks!
Great angle.