27 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Collybia maculata Cap Convex, expanding with age, smooth, at first white, then with ochraceous spots, to about 10 cm across Gills Free, crowded, at first white, then with ochraceous spots Stem Equal or slightly tapered, whitish, sometimes rooting Flesh Firm, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Bitter Season Autumn Distribution Common Habitat With pine and birch, and on moorland with Ling Microscopic Features Ellipsoidal, smooth (5-6) x (4-5) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes This fungus could be confused with several species including Lyophyllum connatum and Tricholoma stiparophyllum |