Lyophyllum fumosum (Smoky Domecap)

Lyophyllum fumosum

Coniferous and deciduous forests, parks. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized. Cap 3-7 (10) cm across, bell-shaped, later irregularly flattened, with a blunt umbo in the middle, smooth, finely fibrous, dark greyish-brown, blackish-brown, yellowish-greyish-brown. Gills thin, crowded, whitish, grey, adnate. Stem 3-10x0.3-1.3 cm, slightly thickening towards the base, whitish, grey, when old greyish-brownish. Flesh thin, tough, with a mealy, woody smell and a slightly bitter taste. Characteristic features: fruiting bodies tough, cap depressed, slightly bitter in taste. Grows in larger or smaller groups, sometimes in clumps, rarely singly, in grassy places, likes humus-rich soil. Edible. Very common.