| CAP |
3-11cm in diameter. Convex at first eventually
becoming expanded with occasional umbo. Ochraceous tawny to bay
brown with darker patches. Viscid. |
| STIPE |
Concolorous with cap and covered in whitish scales.
Viscid and whitish towards the apex. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Gills have overtones of pale lilac when young later
turning pale clay then rust. |
| FLESH |
Light yellow except below cap cuticle and in lower stem
where it is brownish. |
| SPORES |
Rust brown, almond shaped |
| HABITAT |
Wet, boggy areas with poplar, willow, birch, beech and
oak. |
| SEASON |
Rare, summer to late autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Inedible. r |