Cap orange-brown to reddish-brown, starts off convex, then becomes more broadly convex to nearly flat as it matures. Initially sticky, but soon dries out and takes on a shiny appearance. It is covered with lengthy, innate fibrils. The margin begins by rolling inward and is adorned with white veil tissue. Gills white, browning on gill edges with age, adnexed to free, moderately distant. Stem white and smooth above the shaggy ring, patterned with bands of large brown scales below. It is tapering continuously towards the base. Spore print white.
Microscopic Features: Spores are ellipsoidal and smooth, measuring 5-8.5 x 3-6µm. They possess a hilum appendage and are non-amyloid.
Tricholoma focale on the first-nature.com Web site.
Tricholoma focale on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
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