Collybia fusipes (Bull. ex Fr.) Quél. syn. C. lancipes (Fr.) Gillet Spindelrübling Collybie à pied en fuseau, Souchette, Spindle Toughshank. Cap 3–7cm across, convex with broad umbo dark red-brown and slightly viscid when moist, drying smooth and pale tan. Stem 40–90 x 7–15mm, pale tan at apex, darker towards the swollen middle which tapers towards a thin stalk-like rooting base, the whole stem grooved and twisted along its length and often fused at the base to several others. Flesh whitish, tinged pale reddish-brown. Taste mild, smell slight. Gills free or attached to the stem by a small decurrent tooth, whitish then tinged with reddish-brown. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid or pip-shaped, 4–6 x 2–3m. Habitat in dense tufts at the base of deciduous trees or stumps, especially beech and oak. Season spring to early winter. Occasional. Not edible due to its toughness. Found In Europe.