19 October 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, then flattened, felty with coarse scales, orange, orange yellow, or yellow green, to about 13 cm across Pores Ochraceous, yellow green with age, sometimes bruising blue green Stem Equal to club shaped, smooth, orange yellow Flesh Lemon-yellow to ochre, darker in the stem base, firm Smell Strong, not unpleasant Taste Acidic Season Summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat With conifers Spore Print Snuff-brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to spindle shaped, smooth (8-11.5) x (3-4) µm2 Edibility Edible Notes Variegatus means 'irregularly coloured' 
19 October 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
22 October 2007 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |