Description |
Comprises many leaf-like lobes, curled and
contorted. Creamy white and fairly brittle when young, becoming browner
and tougher with age. |
Dimensions |
10 to 25 cm tall; up to 40 cm across. |
Other features |
Edible when young, but this fungus should
not be eaten when it begins turning brown. |
Spore print |
off-white. |
Odour/taste |
Faint sweet smell; taste of hazel nuts.. |
Habitat |
On the ground beside conifer trees,
particularly Scots Pine. |
Season |
July to October. |
Occurrence |
Fairly frequent where conifers grow at the
edge of a forest or along firebreaks and woodland tracks; less common in
very dark forests. |
Similar species |
- Grifola frondosa is found at the base of oak trees and forms a similar cauliflower-like shape but its fan-shaped segments have pores on the underside; it is grey-brown.
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