22 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Conical, then flattened, extremely slimy, white, about 3 to 7 cm across Gills Decurrent, broad, distant, white to pale cream Stem Slimy, scurfy at the apex, becoming stuffed or hollow, white, base turning orange-brown with KOH Flesh White, firm. Smell Strong, sweetish Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat In deciduous woods, with Beech Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6-8) x (4-5) µm2 Edibility Edible, poor 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 22 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
11 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
11 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |