CAP: 5-15cm in diameter. Reddish
brown to dark flesh in colour covered in dirty reddish/cream warty remnants of
veil. Starting semi-globular
becoming convexed then eventually flat. Warty
patches easily wiped off. STIPE: White with reddish tinge more so towards base.
Bulbous with occasional rows of warts around base.
Annulus is dirty reddish/white, membranous and striate. GILLS/PORES: White, reddening where damaged. Crowded
and free. FLESH: White with reddish tinge where cut or bruised.
Taste mild becoming more stronger. SPORES: White, ovate. HABITAT: Loosely scattered in deciduous or coniferous woodland. SEASON: Common. Late summer to autumn. EDIBILITY: Edible but only when cooked. |
