21 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, then flattened or depressed, felty, irregular, coarsely scaly, brown to reddish brown, to about 20 cm across Spines Decurrent, whitish, becoming brown with age, to about 1 cm long Stem Cylindrical to club shaped, whitish, becoming brown with age Flesh Firm, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent, more common in Scotland Habitat With pine Spore Print Brown Microscopic Features Spores sub-spherical with prominent warts (6.5-8) x (5-6) µm2. Edibility Inedible Notes This species could be confused with Sarcodon scabrosus 
21 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
21 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
20 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |