Sphagnum Brownie

Sphagnum Brownie Hypholoma elongatum (Pers.) Ricken (illustrated 80% life size) Cap 1–2cm across, convex to bell-shaped then flattened; pale honey-yellow to olivaceous when moist, drying ochre-buff. Stem 50–100×1–3mm, elongated; concolorous with cap, paler at apex; base covered in white down. Flesh whitish-yellow; thin; taste and smell mushroomy. Gills pallid then pinkish. Spores 9.5–11.5×6–6.5¼, elliptical with pore. Spore print dark brown. Habitat usually amongst sphagnum and polytrichum moss, also on bare peat; autumn. Frequent. Unknown edibility.