October 2001 Milford Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, expanding with age, surface very slimy, ochraceous yellow to reddish brown to about 10 across Gills Crowded, greyish lilac when young, then brownish Stem Cylindrical, whitish to pale yellow, becoming brown from the base, decorated with glutinous bands Flesh Pale brown, darker in the stem base Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On soil in deciduous woods usually with willow, but also with birch, poplar and oak Spore Print Rust Microscopic Features Spores almond shaped, coarsely warty (10.5-12.5) x (6-7.5) µm2 Edibility Unknown 
October 2001 Milford Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |