Cap
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4 to 12 cm in diameter, the surface of the
caps of Tricholomopsis rutilans is bright egg-yolk yellow and
covered with radial streaks made up of tiny purple scales.
Beneath the cap cuticle, the thin flesh is pale yellow.
Convex, sometimes with a shallow central depression, the caps expand
and become broadly umbonate or occasionally almost completely flat at
maturity. |
Gills
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Adnate or weakly sinuate, the egg-yolk-yellow
gills are broad and crowded.
Despite the brightly coloured gills, this mushroom deposits the white
spores that are typical of Tricholomas. |
Stipe
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1 to 2 cm in diameter, the stems range from 4 to 10 cm tall and are often
curved away from the stump or trunk from which the fruiting body emerges.
Pale near the apex, the stems are covered in purple-red scales on a white
background. Beneath the stem surface the flesh is pale yellow. |
Spore print |
White. |
Odour/taste |
Odour of rotten pinewood; taste not
distinctive. |
Habitat |
On conifer stumps, mainly pine, and far less
frequently, on broad-leaf stumps. |
Season |
July to October. |
Occurrence |
Frequent. |
Similar species |
- The close relative Tricholomopsis decora is yellow or
yellow-ochre; it is much less common and is largely confined to mountain
regions.
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