("little brown mushrooms"), and most require microscopic examination for accurate identification. themushrooms are saprobes that decompose grass litter, dung, or forest litter, and the physical features that define thegenus include: a dark brown to purple-brown or black spore print . small size. grayish...
to brownish species and a few (well, two) that are more interesting. the rare crepidotus cinnabarinus is bright red, and crepidotus crocophyllus usually features yellow to orange gills . . . but pretty much everything else is brown or white, and requires extensive microscopic study for accurate identification...