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 Collybia distorta
SynonymsAgaricus distortus
BiostatusPresent in region - Origin uncertain
Article: Massee, G.E. (1899) [1898]. The fungus flora of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 282–349 Wellington:.
Description: Pileus convex, then expanded, often irregular and wavy, umbonate, even, glabrous, bay,
becoming pale, but not hygrophanous, 5-8 cm. across; flesh thin, whitish, flaccid; gills
slightly adnexed, closely crowded, rather narrow, margin scarcely serrulate, white, then
becoming spotted and stained with red; spores elliptical, 6-7 x 4 µ; stem 6-10 cm. long, about
1 cm. thick, becoming thinner upwards from the tomentose or downy base, twisted, sulcate or
grooved, externally cartilaginous, pallid, fragile, spongy inside and soon becoming hollow.
Habitat: On rotten trunks, heaps of leaves, &c.
Distribution: Dannevirke, New Zealand. Europe.
Notes: Collybia fusipes somewhat resembles the present species, and might be mistaken for it on a
superficial examination. It is, however, quite distinct in the broad distant gills connected by
veins, the distinctly fusiform rooting stem, and in being more caespitose or tufted in habit.
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