commonly known slender graceful species mushroom forming fungus family species found australia new_zealand fruits singly small groups ground woodlands parks tall mushroom roughly broad cap covered distinctive rings dark brown scales whitish gills cap underside closely spaced free attachment slender stipe loose ring upper half base edibility mushroom known certainty closely related mushrooms edible sought fungus documented naturalist early 20th century initially assumed close relative european species known absent australia australian mycologist recognized collections distinct species officially describing fungus referred names showed molecular phylogenetic analysis names refer european species australian authors taxonomy officially described mycologist work larger australian naturalist referred fungus widespread common species known occur australia identified taxon characterised having spored basidia distinct species type collection near new_south_wales specific epithet honours early work documenting species times early 20th century mushroom commonly called slender graceful fungus bush proposed common use new_zealand molecular analysis dna sequences australian collections labeled shown species similarly new_zealand collections historically names given originally european species erroneously applied australian collections subsequently species concept include specimens spored basidia pale clade closely related species clade sister group containing species presence clamp connections hyphae place section genus description cap initially egg shaped later convex flattened maturity reaching dark brown small dark brown scales whitish flesh underneath scales arranged concentric rings increasingly crowded completely covered scales small fragments partial veil left hanging cap margin white gills free attachment stipe closely spaced slender hollow stipe measures long somewhat base pale brown colour features ring upper half freely stipe mushrooms distinctive tall stature means gills usually clean having avoided rain splash forest floor according species close relatives including edible notes similarity edible european species warns australian species unknown produces white spore print individual spores ellipsoid small smooth thick walled measure reaction reddish brown melzer reagent basidia spore bearing cells club shaped measuring spored long collections predominantly spored basidia generally smaller spores spored basidia spored basidia produce spores cheilocystidia plentiful edge gill dimensions cylindrical club shape cystidia gill face pleurocystidia clamp connections present hyphae similar species european species similar appearance smaller range spore dimensions typically described china genetically close unlike species yellow gills larger broad caps diameter stipe surface covered brownish bands whitish background spores smaller measuring average known occur europe false toxic species mistaken occurs australia new_zealand distinguished green spore print gills turn light green age deadly poisonous species similar pattern scales cap smaller habitat distribution fruits singly small groups ground grass leaf litter typically found forest subtropical recorded queensland new south wales victoria south australia western_australia southwest australia found forests fruiting usually occurs late autumn early winter fungus appears prefer disturbed ground found forests grassy areas parks slash forests common river red woodlands occurs new_zealand found mixed forest plantations smallest slender species occur
Macrolepiota clelandii