Conocybe apala

Milky conecap

A fragile, milky-white conecap with a tall conical cap and a long, thin, white stem, appearing on lawns and pastures after rain and often withering by midday. The gills turn rusty brown as spores mature. It is still widely known as Conocybe lactea or C. albipes.

Species profile

Edibility: Toxic
Not edible; edibility unknown and best treated as suspect. Hallen, Watling & Adams (2003, Mycological Research) found no amatoxins in C. lactea but detected small amounts of phallotoxins, the first record of these toxins in a fungus outside Amanita. Other conecaps, such as C. rugosa and C. filaris, contain deadly amatoxins.

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Characteristics

Cap: about 1-4.5 cm, sharply conical to bell-shaped, later broadly conical; pale cream to silvery or milky white, sometimes yellowish to brown at the center; finely radially lined. Gills: adnexed or free, close, pale ochre becoming rusty brown. Stem: up to about 11 cm long, 1-3 mm thick, white, hollow, very fragile, finely pruinose; no ring. Flesh: very fragile; no distinct odor or taste. Spore print: rusty brown. Spores: about 10-15 x 6-8 µm, ellipsoid, smooth, with a large germ pore (MushroomExpert).