Orange Mosscap
Orange Mosscap - Rickenella fibula
Description
This is a small orange fungus, the cap usually measuring less than 1 cm in diameter. The gills are quite widely spaced and run down the stem for a short distance. Spore print white.
Similar Species
Other small orange fungi occur in mossy grassland.
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Photograph in side view to show gills and full length of stipe. Note habitat and substrate.
Habitat
It grows amongst moss.
When to see it
Autumn.
UK Status
Widespread and quite frequent throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Bagworth Heath Woods
09 October 2019
sue
Ashby de la Zouch Cemetery
18 November 2023
AJ Cann
Knighton
09 January 2016
AJ Cann
Knighton
09 January 2016
sue
Ashby de la Zouch Cemetery
18 November 2023
Alan Semper
Harby garden
02 November 2016
In grass & moss
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