Melanoleuca graminicola

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Ecology: Probably saprobic; found in grassy areas and disturbed soil, often in urban areas; summer and fall; North American distribution unknown (see above), but possibly widespread.

Cap: 2-3 cm across; convex becoming flat, usually with a shallow central bump, even when the margin becomes arched to create a central depression; smooth; dry; the margin long remaining curved under; dark brown, fading to brownish.

Gills: Attached to the stem, usually by a notch; crowded; white, developing slightly pinkish hues.

Stem: 4-5 cm long; up to 4 mm thick; firm; more or less equal; dry; whitish to tan; with tiny whitish fibers.

Flesh: White; thin.

Odor and Taste: Odor not distinctive or pungent; taste not distinctive.

Spore Print: White.

Microscopic Features: Spores 5.5-8 x 4.5-6 ; more or less elliptical; ornamented with amyloid warts. Pleurocystidia absent; large, projecting cheilocystidia absent.

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