16 August 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, then flattened, sometimes with a broad central bump, smooth, pinkish brown to brown, to about 10 cm across Gills Adnate, violet, then rust brown Stem Club shaped, with a distinct ring zone, the region above the ring is violet when young, the region below the ring is whitish and banded as if encased in a sock Flesh Firm, buff, tinged violet Smell Sweet Taste Unpleasant Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat In deciduous woods, favouring beech Spore Print Rust Microscopic Features Ellipsoidal, smooth, finely roughened (8-10) x (5-6.5) µm2. Basidia slender, club shaped, 4 spored. No gill edge cystidia. Edibility Poisonous 
16 August 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Basidia and gill edge hyphae viewed with a x40 objective and x2.5 projection eyepiece. 16 August 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |