Lined meadowcap is a small, often overlooked specimen commonly found in grassy meadows during late summer and autumn. It features a characteristic cap with fine lines and a pale, yet distinctly warm color. Lined meadowcap's slender stem is known for its toughness. It thrives in nitrogen-rich soil, revealing its preference for previously fertilized grounds.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 5 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy, faint fruity fragrance.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Lined meadowcap
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Attributes of Lined meadowcap
Cap Diameter
1 - 5 cm
Height
3 - 6 cm
Cap
1 - 4 cm broad; convex, finally plane; pale brown; surface glabrous; with incurved margin
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat, Depressed
Cap Surfaces
Visible lines or stripes
Gills
Broadly adnate to shortly decurrent; close or subdistant; white or becoming dingy tan or avellaneous
Gill Attachment
Decurrent
Stem
1 - 6 cm long, apex 1 - 3 mm thick; equal, solid; concolorous with pileus or pallid; surface glabrous
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Cross Sections
Hollow or cottony hollow
Flesh
Thin; fragile; pallid
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly mushroomy, faint fruity fragrance.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Bronze
Gray
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
