11 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, or flattened, sometimes depessed, radially lined, pinkish, darker at the cente, margin scalloped, to about 2 cm across Gills Adnate, broad, distant, thick, pink Stem Cylindrical, sometimes broader at the apex, often irregular, smooth, pink Flesh Fragile, pink Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Summer to early winter Distribution Infrequent Habitat On damp soil in woods Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores spherical, spiny (10.5-15) µm Edibility Edible Notes This beautiful little fungus is easily overlooked. Note that it can grow alongside the superficially similar Laccaria laccata. 
11 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
3 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
3 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
3 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |