| CAP |
| 3-8cm wide. At first ovoid becoming
campanulate with involuted margin. The cap is
longitudinally grooved and whitish grey and granular. The
edges soon become black as the cap deliquesces to release its
spores. |
|
| STIPE |
7-18cm long. 1-2cm thick. Hollow and white
fusing at the base with other fruiting bodies. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Gills are free. White but soon turning black
and decomposing as the cap margin. |
| FLESH |
Thin, white with no taste and has a faint pleasant smell. |
| SPORES |
Date brown, almond shaped. |
| HABITAT |
Clustered on buried wood. |
| SEASON |
Common.
Spring - late autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Very good when young
but if taken with alcohol can cause palpitations and severe nausea.
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