3 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, grey brown to brown, finely velvety then smooth, cuticle overhanging at margin, about 6 to 15 cm across Pores Whitish, becoming brown with age Stem Club shaped, whitish, covered with brownish scales, sometimes with green stains near the base, to about 17 cm long Flesh Firm, whitish, sometimes tinged green in the stem base, slowly bruising pinkish, then grey, and finally mottled blackish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat With poplar Microscopic Features Spores spindle-shaped (13-17) x (4-6) µm2 Edibility Edible, but should not be collected due to its scarcity 
3 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
3 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |