| CAP |
5-15cm in diameter. Reddish
brown to dark flesh in colour covered in dirty reddish/cream warty remnants of
veil. Starting semi-globular
becoming convexed then eventually flat. Warty
patches easily wiped off. |
| STIPE |
White with reddish tinge more so towards base.
Bulbous with occasional rows of warts around base.
Annulus is dirty reddish/white, membranous and striate. |
| GILLS/PORES |
White, reddening where damaged. Crowded
and free. |
| FLESH |
White with reddish tinge where cut or bruised.
Taste mild becoming more stronger. |
| SPORES |
White, ovate. |
| HABITAT |
Loosely scattered in deciduous or coniferous woodland. |
| SEASON |
Common. Late summer to autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Edible but only when cooked. a |
