![]() 16 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, expanding with age, slimy, often very wrinkly, grey or off white, to about 10 cm across Pores Large, angular, grey, bruising greenish Stem Equal or slightly broader at the base, off white to grey with a yellow or green hue at the apex, slimy, veil remnants present at the apex Flesh Soft, whitish, sometimes with a green flush in the stem base Smell Slightly scented Taste Indistinct Season Summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent or rare Habitat With larch on sandy and calcareous soils Spore Print Snuff brown with a slight purple hue Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to spindle shaped, smooth (10-13) x (4-5.5) µm2 Edibility Edible, poor |