Volvariella parvula (Weins.) Orton syn. Volvaria parvula (Weins.) Kummer syn. V. pusilla (Pers. ex Fr.) Quél. Cap 1–3cm across, conical then bell-shaped becoming almost flat, whitish tinged yellow at the centre, slightly viscid at first drying silky. Stem 25–40 x 2–4mm, white, silky, base encased in the white, membranaceous, lobed volva. Flesh white. Gills white at first, later dark flesh-pink. Cheilocystidia thin-walled, broad, subcylindric to clavate. Spore print pink. Spores elliptic, 5–7 x 3–5um. Habitat amongst grass in pasture, gardens and open woodland. Season late spring to autumn. Rare. Edible – not worthwhile. Distribution, America and Europe.