commonly known angel late season species fungus known number scientific names taxonomy somewhat disputed produces small mushrooms caps varying colour whitish darker grey brown stems olive fade age mushrooms mistaken similar mild taste strong smell edible species grows dead wood autumn months found europe taxonomy naming classification described species listed found article published describe synonymous given based variety var invalid phillips earlier considered var synonym lists synonym index lists var synonyms specific epithet honour collected species commonly known angel late season genus found section account cheilocystidia covered evenly spaced short cylindrical size occurrence wood separated members section account cap yellowish olive shades gills pinkish hints stems violet description mushrooms caps centimetres diameter conical shape younger mushrooms bell shaped broad older specimens oldest mushrooms caps completely flat varies whitish darker grey brown olive yellow furrows typically translucent surface paler colour cylindrical stem measures millimetres length width young mushrooms olive colour fades mushroom ages stem whitish colour base covered white hairs smooth silky texture ring crowded gills connected stem depth white colour turning pinkish mushroom ages gill edges somewhat toothed flesh mild taste strong smell cap white stem grey mushrooms edible microscopic characteristics mushrooms leave whitish spore print spores shaped like apple seeds meaning stain dark colour melzer reagent solution basidia spored measure large number hyaline cheilocystidia cystidia edge gills club shaped thin cell walls covered grain like pleurocystidia cystidia face gill similar appearance covered hyphae measuring wide long layer stem hyphae short cylindrical hairs hyphae clamp connections similar species somewhat similar common species found hardwood forests floor leaf needle litter grassland typically cap smell reminiscent known algeria similar cap colour yellow stem known netherlands lemon yellow cap stem gills species similar appearance sweet taste habitat distribution grows dead deciduous wood favouring beech ash grows small troops recorded frequently conifers japanese reports grassland probably commonly found late summer autumn months british isles commonly encountered south distribution fairly widespread europe common listed vulnerable fungi norway rarely found literature described predominantly west european species recorded scandinavia greenland italy described
Mycena arcangeliana