Clustered Toughshank
A member of the Omphalotaceae family, this species is widely distributed in North America, occurring beneath hardwoods or conifers. It is a saprobe that feeds on duff or needle litter. It grows in clusters or loose aggregations. The caps are up to 4 cm, and are tan or ochre buff when wet and whiter when dry. They are broadly convex or flattened. The stalks are long in proportion to the caps, up to 10 or more cm, tough, fibrous, flexible, reddish-brown, finely hairy, and flaring slightly at the apex and base. The gills are strikingly crowded and white, becoming pinkish buff with age. They drop a white spore print. It is not considered edible.