Collared Mosscap - Rickenella swartzii
Very small and slender fungus, 5-12mm, pale brown with a darker centre, and very decurrent gills. Young caps are convex, then flattening and becoming funnel-shaped.
Orange Mosscap is similar in shape, but orange
Photograph side-on view, to show gills
Growing in moss in turf, including mown lawns, churchyards
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Glaston, churchyard
25 October 2024
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Peckleton, churchyard
29 October 2024
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Glaston, churchyard
25 October 2024
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Glaston, churchyard
25 October 2024
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Peckleton, churchyard
29 October 2024
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Ashby de la Zouch cemetery
18 November 2023
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Ashby de la Zouch cemetery
18 November 2023
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Species profile
- Common names
- Collared Mosscap
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- Fungi
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 18/11/2023 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 29/10/2024 (Timms, Sue)
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