13 September 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Paxillus atrotomentosa Cap Convex, then depressed, felty, becoming smooth with age, to about 25 cm across Gills Decurent, crowded, branched, cream then ochre, often with rust spots Stem Stout, felty and olivaceous buff, becoming coarsely downy and dark brown with age Flesh Whitish to pale ochre Smell Indistinct Taste Bitter Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On coniferous stumps and at the base of living conifers Spore Print Sienna Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (5-6.5) x (3-4.5) µm2 Edibility Unknown, possibly poisonous 
26 October 2007 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |