Rickenella sp.

CAP:-  5-15 mm in diam., plano-convex,plano-umbilicate to deeply depressed, striate to subsulcate, surface hygrophanous, moist, violet-
brown to dark sepia and margin vinaceous cinnamon, yellow-brown, becoming paler with moisture loss.

GILLS deeply decurrent, in age becoming anastomosed, rugose or veined, white to pale cream, edges concolorous.

STEM 20-50 x 0.5-2 mm, central, cartilaginous, pruinose to pubescent overall or with base white-fibrillose, apex dark violet-brown,or sordid violet-gray, base yellow-brown to pink-cinnamon.

Substrate : Locally abundant in small troops on or among mosses

May look similar to Omphalina or Phytoconis sp but these species lack the violaceous cap disc and stem apex.

(Ref: Kuyper)

Rickenella sp. is listed in the following regions:

South Coast

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Species information

  • Rickenella sp. Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Rickenella swartzii

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