Velvet Toughshank or Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces mutabilis (Schaeff.) Singer & A.H. Sm. syn. Galerina mutabilis (Schaeff.) P.D. Orton (illustrated 60% life size) Cap 3–6cm across, convex then expanded and usually umbonate; bright orange-cinnamon when moist, drying pale ochraceous from the centre, often appearing distinctly two-coloured. Stem 30–80×5–10mm; whitish above, becoming darker tan to blackish towards the base; scaly below the ring. Flesh white, tinged brownish; taste and smell not distinctive. Gills adnexed; pallid at first, later cinnamon. Spores 6–7.5×4–5¼, ovate to slightly almond-shaped, with germ-pore. Spore print deep ochre. Habitat in dense clusters on stumps or trunks of deciduous trees; spring to early winter. Common. Edible good. Note take care not to confuse this species with other smallish, brown, poisonous fungi.
