It is a common plant in our woods, growing on decayed wood or ground largely made up of rotten wood. Decayed beech bark is a favorite habitat. Found from July till October.
Omphalia cæspitosa. Bol.
Figure 98.—Omphalia cæspitosa. Natural size.
Cæspitosa means growing in tufts; cæspes, turf. The pileus is submembranaceous, very small, convex, nearly hemispherical, umbilicate, thin, sulcate, light-ochre, margin crenate, smooth.
The gills are distant, rather broad, shortly decurrent, whitish.
The stem is curved, hollow, colored like the pileus, slightly bulbous at the base. The spores are 6×5.
This species is very much like Omphalia oniscus and they can only be distinguished by their habitats and color. It is found in August and September. It delights in well rotted wood. I have seen millions in one place.