| Species name | Cystoderma amianthinum |
| Common name | Earthy powdercap |
| Cap | 3-5cm, bell-shaped > convex, becomes wrinkled and granular, ochraceous to brown, fringed margin |
| Gills | Adnate or adnexed, white > cream , crowded |
| Stipe | 3-8cm, superior ring vanishes early but stem is distinctly granular below ring and smooth above it |
| Growth form | Tufted (in Fairy rings) |
| Spore print | White |
| Spore features | Ellipsoidal, smooth |
| Habitat | Unimproved grassland, heathland |
| Season | Summer-Winter |
| Distribution | Widespread, common |
| Identifying feature | Stem texture above and below ring (also has a musty odour) |
| Similar species | The rarely occuring Squamanita paradoxa parasitizes this species and its purple-blue fruiting body grows up through its stem (very distinct) |
Irish Grassland Fungi 