31 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, expanding with age usually with a central bump, reddish brown, darker at the centre, translucently lined towards the margin, with a whitish edge when young, drying pale, about 1 to 3 cm across Gills Broad, somewhat distant, narrowly attached to free, brown with a whitish edge Stem Equal, silvery white and fibrous on a pale brown background Flesh Thin, brown Smell Faint, radish Taste Faint, radish Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Rare Habitat In damp deciduous woods, especially willow Spore Print Olive brown Microscopic Features Spores almond and lemon shaped, warty (11-13) x (7-8.5) µm2. Gill edge cystidia cylindrical to club shaped. Basidia 2 spored, club shaped. Edibility Unknown 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 31 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Basidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a x40 objective. 31 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Gill edge cystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a x40 objective. 31 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Cap cuticle in Congo Red solution viewed with a x40 objective. 31 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Cap cuticle in Congo Red solution viewed with a x40 objective. 31 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |