CAP: 7-15cm wide. Starting convex becoming expanded,
rarely flat. Golden yellow to orange-yellow cap and covered with
numerous brown upturned scales. STIPE: Bare and yellow towards the apex but covered in scales (as
in cap) below. GILLS/PORES: Gills are waxy yellow when young turning rust brown.
Crowded, sinuate and slightly decurrent. FLESH: Dirty yellow throughout. Bitter taste and smell
reminiscent of radish. SPORES: Pale brown, ellipsoid. HABITAT: In clusters at the base of broadleaf trees. SEASON: Common. Late summer to early winter. EDIBILITY: Inedible. |
