4 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Collybia fusipes Common Name Spindle Shank Cap Convex, then flattened, smooth, reddish brown, often with dark spots, to about 7 cm across Gills Broad, distant, free, whitish then pale reddish brown Stem Spindle shaped, often rooting, smooth, concolorous with the cap Flesh White with a reddish tinge, firm Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring to winter Distribution Common Habitat In clumps at the base of deciduous trees, favouring oak and beech Spore Print White Microscopic Features Ellipsoidal, smooth (4-6) x (2-4) µm2 Edibility Inedible 
4 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
4 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |