Ringed Conecap - Pholiotina arrhenii
Convex with a broad central bump, smooth to finely wrinkled, margin lined, with veil remnants when young, orange brown, drying paler, to about 3 cm across. Gills are adnexed, pale orange brown. The stem is slightly expanded at the base, brown, with whitish scales, ring distinct and fleshy.
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Identification is very difficult, requiring microscopic examination.
Grows on soil.
Late summer to autumn.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Ringed Conecap
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Bolbitiaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 17/11/2011 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 17/11/2011 (Nicholls, David)
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