Image of earthy powder-cap

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Slo.: rjava zrnovka - Habitat: pasture, close to a wood side (Picea abies), fairly flat, shallow, calcareous, southeast faced ground, partly in shade, fully exposed to rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 620 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: mossy grassland, soil. - Comments: Spores 5.5 (SD=0.4) x 3.4 (SD=0.3)microns, n=15, spore print creamy. Motic B1-211, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref: Personal communication Mr. Bojan Rot, http://www.gobenabovskem.si/ . - M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 172. - R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 534. - R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 220. - http://www.mushroomexpert.com/cystoderma_amianthinum.html