'Wood Wollyfoot'. Common LBM in British Columbia. May have compounds with medicinal potential (anti-tumor, anti-bacterial). Complex taxonomy due to shifting groupings. May also be referred to as: Agaricus peronatus Bolton Hist. fung. Halifax 2: 58 (1788); Agaricus urens Bull. Herbier de la France 11: tab. 528, fig. 1 (1791); Collybia peronata (Bolton) P. Kumm. Führer Pilzk. (Zwickau): 116 (1871); Collybia urens (Bull.) P. Kumm. Führer Pilzk. (Zwickau): 115 (1871); Marasmius peronatus (Bolton) Fr. Anteckn. Sver. Ätl. Svamp.: 52 (1836); Marasmius urens (Bull.) Fr. Anteckn. Sver. Ätl. Svamp.: 52 (1836)
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps
Color of top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 8 tan - light brown
Hymenium color when mature: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore length: 7.6
Spore width: 3.5
Smell: 6 other
Taste: 1 acrid/peppery
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 1 conical/bell shape
Cap shape in center: 1 raised
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap width: 40
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap flesh color: 8 tan - light brown
Cap flesh stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Cap cross section: 2 recurved
Cap margin surface: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 5 rooting
Stipe core: 1 solid
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Stipe flesh color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe flesh stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe primary color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe secondary color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Gill attachment: 5 free
Hymenium stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills waxy feel: No
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 5 none
Ring location on stalk: 5 none
Ring number: 3 none
Ring color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Volva type: 6 none
Volva color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
cystidia: Present