7 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Conical, then flattened, wrinkled, whitish to ochraceous, to about 10 cm across Gills Fairly close, pale grey, then grey brown Stem Tapered upwards, ring fleshy and pendulous, hollow, white Flesh Thin, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On wood chips and compost heaps, often in large groups Spore Print Brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (10-12) x (7-8) µm2 Edibility Unknown Notes This species was first collected and described in Holland in 2003 and has since crossed the Channel and colonised the UK 
7 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |