| CAP |
1.5-5cm wide. Starting globular and later becoming
broadly campanulate. Flesh is brittle and coloured from white to
purple. The cap surface is covered in pink - purplish scales
towards the centre which radiate as fibres outwards to a paler
margin. The edge of the cap is uneven due to veil remnants. |
| STIPE |
2.5 - 6cm long. 3 - 6mm thick. Cylindrical and
thin, whitish to yellow with delicate membranous ring. Base is
slightly bulbous and yellowish. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Gills are free, fairly dense, grey - pink to grey - black. |
| FLESH |
White to purple. Smells faintly of aniseed and has a
mild taste. |
| SPORES |
Brown, ellipsoid, smooth. |
| HABITAT |
Mixed woods (usually around the edges) and with Spruce. |
| SEASON |
Rare. Summer/Autumn |
| EDIBILITY |
Edible but poisonous to some. |
