FRUIT BODY: 1.5-3cm wide, up to 3cm tall. Globose to slightly oval with a white through to greyish tan exoperidium that is slightly tomentose when fresh. This outer layer peels away revealing the endoperidium which is distinctly lead grey. The whole fruit body is attached to the substrate by branched mycelium. GLEBA: Starting white and firm becoming dingy yellowish and then dark brown. SPORES: Brown, ovoid with a smooth thick wall. Each spore contains a central oil droplet. HABITAT: Short grassland, lawns and mossy areas. Often seen detached from the substrate rolling around in the wind. SEASON: Frequent. Late Summer to Autumn. EDIBILITY: Edible but usually considered to small. |
