12 April 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, then flattened, surface felty, scaly, margin decorated with hairs and appearing toothed, grey brown to yellow brown, to about 10 cm across Pores Very fine and barely visible to the naked eye, 4 to 6 per mm, whitish Stem Short, central, scaly, concolorous with the cap Flesh Tough, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring and summer Distribution Infrequent Habitat On dead wood from deciduous trees, favouring beech Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores sausage shaped, smooth (5-6) x (1.5-2) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes Take care not to confuse with P. brumalis. 
12 April 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
12 April 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |