Crinipellis zonata

Scientific name:  Crinipellis zonata (Peck) Patouillard
Derivation of name:  Zon- means a "band" or "zone," usually
in a concentric arrangement, which is an apt description of Crinipellis zonata.
Synonyms:  Collybia zonata.
Common name(s):  Zoned Crinipellis; Zoned-cap Collybia.
Phylum:   Basidiomycota
Order:   Agaricales
Family:   Tricholomataceae
Occurrence on wood substrate:  Saprobic; scattered or
grouped on dead deciduous wood such as twigs; August
through September.  
Dimensions:  Caps are 1-4 cm wide; stipes are 2.5-5 cm long
and 1-2 mm thick.   
Cap:  Dry, densely covered with coarse tawny hairs arranged
radially and in a concentrically zoned fashion.        
Gills:  Free or nearly so; white.
Spore print: White.
Stipe: Densely tawny-hairy.
Veil: Absent.
Edibility: Unknown.
Comments: This mushroom was transferred out of the genus
Collybia due to the dense covering of hairs.

More information at MushroomExpert.com:

    
Figure 1. A small group of Zoned Crinipellis on decaying
wood.


Figure 2. The white gills and dark hairy stalks are striking.

 


Figure 3. Free gills.


Figure 4. Concentrically zoned hairs on the cap.


Figure 5. The dark, tawny hairs of this mushroom are a
distinctive feature.

 

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