Mushroom. Photo: Joanne (ExplorerDJ), California, USA

Mushrooms. Photo: Bob Chapman, New Mexico, USA

Mushroom. Photo: Christian Schwarz, California, USA

Mushroom. Photo: Christian Schwarz, California, USA

Mushrooms. Photo: Matt Brady, California, USA

Common Name

Desert Inkcap

Family

Agaricaceae

Notes

Fungus to 10cm tall.

Looks like Podaxis pistillaris when immature. Has gills when mature. Podaxis pistillaris has no gills.

Short description in Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnea_arenaria

Technical descriptions and drawings of hyphae and spores in Grgurinovic, C. A. (1997), Larger Fungi of South Australia pages 433-434