About Britzelmayria multipedata (Peck) D.Wächt. & A.Melzer
Britzelmayria multipedata is a small brittlestem mushroom with white flesh and a brown cap, and is known for growing in dense clusters. The cap measures 1–3cm across. It starts out conical, then flattens into a convex shape, and may become campanulate (bell-shaped) as it ages. The smooth brown cap fades to a paler color when it is dry. The gills are either adnate or adnexed, and are crowded. They are light grey or brown with white fringes, and mature to dark brown. The stem is 7–12cm tall, 3–6mm thick, and tapers slightly towards the cap. It often grows in a wavy shape, and its base is fused together with the bases of other mushrooms in the same cluster. The spore print is dark purplish brown. The spores are ellipsoid and smooth, with a germ pore, and measure 6.5–10 by 3.5–4 μm. The taste is indistinct and mild. The smell is faint and mushroomy. Britzelmayria multipedata grows on soil among grass, and in open grassy areas within woodland. It is saprotrophic, growing from buried fallen trees, and can be found from late summer to autumn. This species is widespread but occurs only occasionally. Observations of it are most common in the UK, Western Europe, and the East Coast of the United States.
