18 September 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Conical, expanding with age, with a central peak, fibrous, white then straw yellow, to about 5 cm across Gills Adnexed, crowded, white then cinnamon Stem Equal, white then straw yellow Flesh White, straw yellow with age Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat In deciduous and mixed woods Spore Print Walnut-brown Microscopic Features Spores bean shaped, smooth (7-8) x (4-5) µm2. Basidia club shaped, four spored. Gill edge cystidia pear shaped. Edibility Poisonous 
29 September 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 29 September 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Gill edge cystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a x40 objective. 29 September 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |