LEPISTA FLACCIDA
Fig 1
CAP: 5-12cm in diameter.  Funnel shaped with wavy, inrolled margin.  Tawny brown, darker towards the centre.  STIPE: Whitish buff, woolly at the base.  Becoming hollow. GILLS/PORES: Gills are strongly decurrent, starting white becoming yellow-orange then tawny.  Narrow and crowded. FLESH: Pale cream to tan, thin. SPORES: Cream, subglobose, slightly roughened. HABITAT: In groups in coniferous and broadleaved woodland. SEASON: Common.  Summer to early winter. EDIBILITY: Edible but poor.

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