Cap
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3 to 8 cm in diameter, convex becoming
flattened with a broad umbo; bright tan, drying out to pale ochre from the
centre and giving a two-toned (zonate) appearance.
The cap flesh is pale tan and quite thin. |
Gills
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Adnate and crowded, the gills are pale ochre
at first and become cinnamon as the spores mature. |
Stipe |
Pale and smooth above the ragged stem ring; fibrous, scaly and dark tan
below, graduating to almost black at the base. 5 to 10 mm in diameter and 3
to 8 cm tall; usually curved. The flesh of the solid stem is pale tan at the
apex, graduating to dark brown at the base. |
Spore print |
Reddish-ochre. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. |
Habitat |
On stumps, felled trunks and logs of
broad-leaf trees, particularly birch. |
Season |
Throughout the year, but most plentiful in
summer and autumn. |
Occurrence |
Very common. |
Similar species |
- Flammulina velutipes, commonly called Velvet Shank, has a
darker, velvety stem and leaves a white spore print.
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