| CAP |
4-8cm in diameter. Convex, pale to golden yellow,
rusty towards the centre. Smooth and fibrous. Slightly sticky when
young. |
| STIPE |
Whitish to pale yellow. Longitudinally
filamentous. White network of fungal threads at base are sometimes
present. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Gill are sinuate and attached by a small tooth.
Yellow becoming rusty. The gill edge is serrated. |
| FLESH |
Whitish with mushroomy smell. |
| SPORES |
Rust brown, ellipsoid to almond-shaped. |
| HABITAT |
On stumps of coniferous trees, especially pine. |
| SEASON |
Frequent. Late summer - autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Edible and tasty. aa |
