14 October 2007 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, then flattened with a central bump, coarsely scaly, sticky when damp, pale brown to pale yellow, to about 6 cm across Gills Adnate, crowded, pale yellow then reddish brown Stem Equal, coarsely scaly, with an indistinct ring, whitish to pale yellow, whitish at the apex, pale brown at the base Flesh Pale yellow, rust in stem base, firm Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On dead wood and roots of deciduous trees Spore Print Rusty brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6-8) x (3.5-4.5) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes This species sometimes grows from buried wood, giving the impression of growing on soil 
10 September 2005 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |