clavate; wider at the top; (almost like a basbell bat, but a bit more cylindrical)
morphology summary
Notes
Literature for identifying Hebeloma species is limited, and within the genus, the distinction can get tricky. Microscopic characters: Cheilocystidia strongly clavate, 38-60 um long and 10-12 um wide at widest point. Pileipellis is an ixocutis, hyphae with clavate ends. Spores weakly dextinoid. There is much scientific progress to be made to adequately identify a species of a hebeloma genus. Thus, the following notes are important for future identifications. The following description is a comparison of three collected mushrooms. The stems were paler than the cap, at a pale ivory cream colour. As well, the stems had small bumpy abrasions at the top that were the same colour of the stem. The caps were an ivory cream colour, with a distinct warm brown, proportionally small, and were smooth, with a partially velvety texture. There were cracks on the edges of the caps. The circumference of the caps had a very thin dark brown line. As well, the centers of the caps had the a slight darker tone of colour in comparison to the rest of the cap. It could be said that the caps also had a cinnamony-pink hue. The caps appeared possibly moist as they were somewhat malleable, and dramatically shrunk in size once they were dried. The caps did not have a uniform diameter at all points of measurement, ranging from 20mm-30mm. The gills were the same color as the cap. The gills were approximately 0.5 mm apart from each other. Under the dissecting microscope, a very thin darker outline was observed on the edge edges of the gills when the specimens were dried. There were no partial veils, and there was an absence of universal veils, and further investigation under a dissection microscope observed no remnants of any veil whatsoever. The stipe range in the three specimens were 23mm-45mm tall, with a diameter of 5mm- 6mm. After the specimens were dried, they all turned a darker beige colour.The fungus had a slightly distinct smell, that resembled a vegetable, possibly a cauliflower. There was not a distinct or strong taste, and there was no bitter aftertaste. On the day of tasting this specimen, I did get a stomach ache, but it may, or may not have come from this species.