Phaeolus schweinitzii

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Phaeolus schweinitzii

October 1997 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Flesh

Rust brown, tough

Smell

Indistinct

Taste

Indistinct

Season

Autumn, although old fruit bodies can be found throughout the year

Distribution

Common

Habitat

At the base of conifers, usually attached to the roots

Spore Print

Whitish, tinged yellow

Edibility

Inedible

Phaeolus schweinitzii

12 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Phaeolus schweinitzii

18 October 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.