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 Collybia xanthopus
SynonymsAgaricus xanthopus
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 thin, campanulate-convex, then expanded, sometimes rather wavy, umbonate,
glabrous, dry, tan-colour, becoming pale, margin at length spreading and slightly striate, 2.5-5
cm. across; gills adnexed at first, soon free, truncate behind, crowded, very broad; lax,
whitish; spores elliptical, 6-7 x 4 µ, ; stem 6-10 cm. long, 4-6 mm. thick, tough, hollow,
equal, even, glabrous, tawny-yellow; base rooting, strigose.
Habitat: On the ground, in forests, &c.
Distribution: Dannevirke, New Zealand. Australia, Europe.
Notes: Allied to Collybia dryophila, but separated by the umbo, very broad gills, and strigose
rooting base of the stem.
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