10 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name The Blusher Cap Convex, then flattened, smooth, covered with veil remnants, pinkish to reddish brown, to about 15 cm across Gills Crowded, free, white, sometimes tinged pinkish Stem +/- equal, broadening at the base, decorated with a zig-zag pattern, ring fleshy, pendulous and lined on its upper surface, whitish to pinkish Flesh Firm, white, slowly pink on cutting Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Summer to autumn Distribution Common Habitat In deciduous and coniferous woods Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores broadly ellipsoidal, smooth (8-10) x (5-5.5) µm2 Edibility Poisonous Notes Take care not to confuse with A. excelsa var spissa and A. pantherina 
10 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |