Garland Roundhead - Stropharia coronilla
A smallish fungus, with a smooth slightly cap that is sticky when wet, convex initially then flattening. It is light yellow-brown in clour. with a paler margin. Gills are adnate (attached to the stipe) and greyish- to purplish-brown, and the stem is whitish. There is a thick ring with a grooved upper side.
It can look similar to an Agaricus mushroom, but these all have free gills (unattached to the stipe)
Photograph from top down, in side view and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe. Note habitat and substrate.
Grasslands, including lawns, parks, gardens and pasture
June to November in Britain and Ireland.
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Widespread and quite frequent (Kibby, Vol. 3, 2021)
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Garland Roundhead
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Strophariaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 06/11/2022 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 06/11/2022 (Bell, Melinda)
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