Gymnopus peronatus — Woody Woolly-foot — Agaricaceae

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Medium-sized with rounded brownish to ochre cap. Pale margin on cap with small umbo, streaks. Hygrophanous. Gills free, yellowish, maturing to reddish-brown, distinctive for the genus. Stalk swollen at base, slender. Common name refers to white hairs covering lower stalk. Saprophytic. Mushrooms persistent. Not indigenous to region.

Habitat: Small groups on leaf litter, woody debris.

Scent: Not distinctive

Spores: White

Season: Early summer to autumn

Pale cap and stalk
Robin Hill Park