16 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, then expanded, usually with a broad central bump, viscid when damp, margin furrowed, deep purple, to about 8 cm across Gills Adnexed to free, pale yellow to ochre Stem Equal or club shaped, white Flesh Firm, brittle, white Smell Indistinct Taste Mild, slightly fruity Season Summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat With pine Spore Print Dark yellow Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, with tall warts with an incomplete connecting network (8-9) x (6.5-7.5) µm2 Edibility Edible, but not especially tasty 
16 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |