Cap
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4 to 12 cm in diameter; yellow-ochre or
straw-yellow; covered in upturned triangular brown scales in more or less
concentric rings.
Convex at first, the caps flatten with age but retain an in-rolled
margin.
The cap flesh is very pale yellow, and it is quite firm. |
Gills
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The crowded adnate gills are pale yellow at
first, becoming cinnamon as the spores mature.
A cortina-like veil covers the young gills. |
Stipe |
7 to 15 mm in diameter and 6 to 15 cm tall, the stem has a distinctly
scaly ring below which it is covered in scales very similar to those on the
cap. The upper section of the stem above the ring is paler and smooth. |
Spore print |
rusty brown. |
Odour/taste |
Smells and tastes like radish (a bitter
taste). |
Habitat |
In small clusters at the base of stumps or
standing dead broad-leaf trees, particularly beech; also occasionally at
the base of conifer stumps. |
Season |
August to November. |
Occurrence |
Infrequent. |
Similar species |
- Some forms of Armillaria
mellea, the Honey Fungus, are scaly but their spore prints are
white rather than brown and the gills do not darken significantly with
age.
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