16 November 2023 Preston Oak HIlls near Bentworth, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, often with a broad central bump, slimy, white, to about 8 cm across Gills Distant, somewhat decurrent or adnate, white Stem Cylindrical, scaly at the apex, slimy, stem base not changing colour on exposure to KOH solution Flesh White Smell Strong, sweet Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On soil with oak Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6-9.5) x (4-5) µm2. Basidia 4 spored. Edibility Unknown Notes Although specimens shown were growing with both oak and beech, the stem base showed no response to KOH solution, consistent with H. cossus 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 16 November 2023 Preston Oak HIlls near Bentworth, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |