1 November 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Pholiota carbonaria Cap Convex, then flattened, smooth, sometimes sticky, usually with veil remnants at the margin, yellowish brown to tan, to about 8 cm across Gills Adnexed, crowded, pale brown then cinnamon Stem Equal, scaly, yellowish, with a faint ring zone Flesh Firm, pale yellow, rusty in stem base Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to winter Distribution Frequent Habitat On burnt ground Spore Print Rusty brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6.5-8) x (3.5-4.5) µm2. Basidia club shaped, 4 spored. Gill edge and gill margin cystidia spindle shaped. Edibility Inedible 
6 October 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |