6 September 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, then flattened, sometimes with a central bump, fibrous, yellow brown with a darker centre, to about 3 cm across Gills Adnexed, thin, close, yellow brown, darkening with age Stem Equal, apex pale, darker towards the base, yellow brown Flesh Brown, thin Smell Radish Taste Radish Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On damp ground with alder Spore Print Brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, coarsely roughened (9-12) x (5-6.5) µm2. Gill edge cystidia lageniform. Basidia 4 spored, clavate. Edibility Inedible 
6 September 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores viewed with a x100 oil immersion objective and x2.5 projection lens. 6 September 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Gill edge cystidia viewed with a x40 objective and x2.5 projection lens. 6 September 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |