29 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Conical, then flattened, pale brown to reddish brown, usually with a pale margin, to about 3 cm across Gills Emarginate, crowded, whitish Stem Equal, hairy at the base, whitish to pale brown, to about 5 cm high Flesh Pale brown, tough Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to early winter Distribution Frequent Habitat On cones from Pines and other conifers Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (3-3.5) x (1-2) µm2 Edibility Inedible 
29 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 29 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
9 November 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
17 October 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |