13 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Slippery Jack Cap Convex, then flattened, smooth, sometimes wrinkled, shiny when dry, viscid when damp, tawny to chestnut brown, to about 12 cm across Pores Lemon yellow, then ochraceous Stem +/- equal with a fleshy apical ring, yellow at the apex, whitish then reddish brown below Flesh White, vinaceous at stem base, firm Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Common Habitat With conifers especially 2-needled pines Spore Print Clay to ochraceous Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to spindle shaped, smooth (7-9) x (2.5-3.5) µm2 Edibility Edible Notes Luteus means 'yellow' 
22 October 2007 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |