25 October 2013 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Hebeloma senescens Cap Convex, expanding with age, sometimes becoming +/- flattened, whitish to pinkish buff, darker in the centre, to about 75 mm across Gills Emarginate to narrowly attached, somewhat crowded, pale pinkish brown, becoming darker with age, without droplets at the margin Stem Cylindrical with an expanded base, surface fibrous, covered with scales, whitish when young, becoming brownish with age Smell Pleasant, like cocoa Taste Mild to bitter, unpleasant Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On calcareous soil in coniferous and deciduous woods Spore Print Yellow brown Microscopic Features Spores almond and lemon shaped, warty, strongly dextrinoid (7.5-11.5) x (5-7) µm2. Gill edge cystidia cylindrical to irregular. Edibility Poisonous 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 25 October 2013 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |