CAP: 3-11cm in diameter. Convex at first eventually
becoming expanded with occasional umbo. Ochraceous tawny to bay
brown with darker patches. Viscid. STIPE: Concolorous with cap and covered in whitish scales.
Viscid and whitish towards the apex. GILLS/PORES: Gills have overtones of pale lilac when young later
turning pale clay then rust. FLESH: Light yellow except below cap cuticle and in lower stem
where it is brownish. SPORES: Rust brown, almond shaped. HABITAT: Wet, boggy areas with poplar, willow, birch, beech and
oak. SEASON: Rare, summer to late autumn. EDIBILITY: Inedible. |
