Stropharia hornemannii — Luxuriant Ringstalk — Strophariaceae
Medium to large mushroom. Convex to obtuse cap maturing to planar or umbonate, viscid when moist, but otherwise dry, veil remnants on margin, grayish-brown to reddish-brown, fading with age. Gills attached, pale gray aging to purple gray or nearly black, close. Stalk as tall as cap diameter, equal, smooth above ring, cottony white scales below. Veil white, leaving a persistent skirtlike ring, darkened by spores. Saprophytic.
Habitat: Solitary to scattered or small groups, rotting wood beneath conifers.
Scent: Somewhat foul
Spores: Purple-brown to Purple-black
Season: Summer to Autumn
Habitat: Solitary to scattered or small groups, rotting wood beneath conifers.
Scent: Somewhat foul
Spores: Purple-brown to Purple-black
Season: Summer to Autumn
Cap fading with age
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Mature cap
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Purple-gray gills
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Whitish colored cap
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