Found solitary or in groups on ground in mixed forests; infrequently on decayed hardwood logs.
Description
Cap: Light brown to gray-brown with darker margin; dry, slippery; finely velvety; convex to nearly flat with rubbery cuticle, usually wrinkled around distinct umbo. Gills: White, subdistant. Stalk: White beneath brownish scales/fibers; usually tapers upward; often
twisted; hollow; above ground portion of stalk may be 20 cm or more while the underground root-like portion may be of similar length.
Several similar-appearing species (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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A Rooted Collybia in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/3/2013). The long, radiating "root" extends up to 12 cm in the soil.
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Lance Biechele.
Rooted Collybia spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (5/20/2017). Broadly ellipsoid/fusiform, smooth; measured 15.6-17.7 X 10.0-11.7 microns.
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Robert Solem.
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