Galerina vittiformis
Botanicheskogo Instituta im. V.L. Komarova 6: 472. 1950..
Common Name: none
For descriptions see Castellano et al. & Smith & 'California Mushrooms'.
Solitary to scattered to gregarious in moss beds; common, fruiting from fall through mid-winter, widely distributed.
Unknown.
Galerina vittiformis is a common species in California, frequenting moss beds in forested habitats. It can be distinguished by its obtusely conical, striate, rusty brown cap, rusty brown gills, a pruinose stipe that darkens from the base upward, distinctly warted spores with a plage, and fusoid-ventricose cystidia. Many other small Galerinas, such as Galerina atkinsoniana, Galerina perplexa, and Galerina sahleri look similar, differing only in micromorphological features. A microscope is required for accurate identification.
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