9 September 2014 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, finely felty then smooth, white to pale pinkish brown, to about 10 cm across Pores White to buff Stem Slender to club shaped, whitish, becoming more pinkish brown with age Flesh Firm, white, sometimes blue green in the stem surface, sometimes flushed pink elsewhere Smell Pleasant Taste Pleasant Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat With birch Spore Print Cinnamon-ochraceous buff Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to spindle-shaped (15-19) x (5.5-6.5) µm2 Edibility Edible but uninspiring 
9 September 2014 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
October 2001 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |