CAP: 5-10cm wide. Yellow or golden yellow. Convex
becoming flattened with central depression. When wet the cuticle
becomes slimy and can be easily removed. STIPE: White with greyish flush. Smooth, becoming slightly
wider towards the base. Brittle. GILLS/PORES: Gills start white then become pale cream. Brittle,
adnexed to free and quite distant. FLESH: Mainly white but yellow under cap cuticle. Brittle.
No distinct smell but with a peppery taste. SPORES: Hyaline, broadly ellipsoid to globose with prominent
warts. HABITAT: Within mixed woods. SEASON: Common. Summer to late autumn. EDIBILITY: Inedible. |
