On a post marking the entrance to a nature reserve. 26 August 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, expanding with age, covered in coarse scales, yellow to yellowish orange, to about 8 cm across Gills Adnate, crowded, pale yellow, then rusty yellow Stem Equal, coarsely scaly, bright yellow, ring apical, cottony Flesh Firm, pale yellow Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Rare Habitat On dead wood from coniferous trees Spore Print Rust Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (4-4.5) x (2-2.5) µm2 Edibility Inedible |