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| synonyms: Garland Roundhead, Krönchen-Träuschling, Strophaire coronille |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Ring on stem |
| flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Stropharia coronilla (Bull. ex Fr.) Quél. syn. S. obturata (Fr.) Quél. Stropharia coronilla
Krönchen-Träuschling Strophaire coronille Garland Roundhead. Cap 2–4cm across, convex then flattened, light yellow, slightly viscid or greasy. Stem 25–40 x 6–8mm, white tapering towards base; ring white, but often accentuated by trapped deposit of dark spores. Flesh thick, white. Gills white then clay-brown. Pleurocystidia broadly lanceolate with acutely pointed apex, staining deeply in aniline blue in lactic acid. Spore print purple-brown. Spores elliptic with indistinct pore, 7–9 x 4–6um. Habitat lawns and pasture. Season autumn. Common. Edible – not worthwhile. Distribution, America and Europe.
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