Crinipellis zonata

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by Michael Kuo

Easily overlooked, this wood-loving LBM ("Little Brown Mushroom") is actually quite distinctive. Its tawny brown cap and stem are densely hairy (see the bottom illustration), its cap has obscure concentric zones of color and texture, and its gills and spore print are white. In dry conditions, the cap of Crinipellis zonata develops concentric grooves.

Edibility is not known for Crinipellis zonata, though I can't imagine anyone cares. I don't recommend it for the table.

Description:

Ecology: Saprobic; growing alone or in small clusters on hardwood debris; summer and fall; east of the Rocky Mountains.

Cap: 1-2.5 cm; convex or nearly flat; usually with a distinctive, small depression over the center; densely hairy; dry; tawny brown; with obscurely concentric zones of color and texture.

Gills: Free from the stem or nearly so; close; white; not discoloring.

Stem: 2.5-5 cm long; 1-2 mm thick; equal; dry; densely hairy; hollow; colored like the cap or darker.

Flesh: Whitish in cap; insubstantial.

Odor and Taste: Taste mild to slightly mealy; odor not distinctive.

Spore Print: White.

Microscopic Features: Spores 4-6 x 3-5 µ; smooth; elliptical.

REFERENCES: (Peck, 1872) Saccardo. (Saccardo, 1887; Kauffman, 1918; Phillips, 1991/2005; Lincoff, 1992; Barron, 1999; Miller & Miller, 2006.) Herb. Kuo 07220307, 08040302.

Collybia zonata is a former name.

Further Online Information:

Crinipellis zonata at Roger's Mushrooms

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