Stubble Rosegill
Stubble Rosegill - Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
Alternative names
Volvariella gloiocephala
Description
Cap is sticky, conical to convex in shape, pale greyish-brown, oli-brown, creamy coloured as it ages. Gills white then brownish-pink. The stem is whitish, fibrillose; the volva can be hidden in the soil and hard to find
Recording advice
Photograph from side, top down, and of gills. Ensure your photos show the full length of the stipe including the sac-like volva at stem base; note habitat and substrate,.
Habitat
In stubble, woodchip, sawdust, rotting grass, etc.
When to see it
Late summer and autumn
UK Status
Widespread, quite common (Kibby, V2, 2020)
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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