| CAP |
3-6cm in diameter. Convex becoming flat and finally depressed. Slightly scurfy and of reddish orange tones when fresh but drying to a washed out buff. This is a highly variable mushroom hence the name 'Deceiver' and is one of the bog standard species to get to grips with when starting out in the mycological world. |
| STIPE |
Reddish-orange, straightish and narrow. |
| GILLS/PORES |
The gills concolorous with the cap, thick, shortly decurrent and widely spaced and are a key ID feature. |
| FLESH |
Fibrous and pinkish with no significant taste nor smell. |
| SPORES |
White, globular with short spines. |
| HABITAT |
In coniferous and deciduous woodland. |
| SEASON |
Common. Autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Edible.a |
