22 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Conical, then flattened, extremely slimy, white, about 3 to 7 cm across Gills Decurrent, broad, distant, white to pale cream Stem Scurfy, viscid, becoming stuffed or hollow, white Flesh White, firm. Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat In deciduous woods, usually with Beech Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6-8) x (4-5) µm2 Edibility Edible, poor Notes The gills do not change colour when exposed to KOH, or when dried. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 22 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
11 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
11 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |