18 October 2005 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Conical then expanding, sometimes lobed, surface dry and fibrous, centre scurfy, red then orange or orange-yellow, to about 6 cm across Gills Adnexed or free, whitish to pale yellow, thick, edge sometimes serrated Stem Cylindrical, +/- equal, hollow, surface dry, fibrous, red, orange yellow or yellow, to about 6 cm high Flesh Yellowish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Rare Habitat In unimproved grassland Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, ovoid or pear shaped, a few constricted, smooth (8-11) x (5-6.5) µm2 Edibility Edible, but should not be collected due to rarity Notes This species is readily identified by the combination of a dry scurfy cap, a fibrous stem, and the large size |