| CAP |
4-12cm wide. Marbled grey to dark brown.
Starting broadly convex becoming flattened bun shaped. Dry and felty
becoming smooth and slightly sticky. |
| STIPE |
White with mouse grey scales. Bruises greeny yellow
on handling. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Pores start white then become buff to chocolate brown. |
| FLESH |
White turning blue-green below and light pink
elsewhere. Taste and smell pleasant. |
| SPORES |
Snuff brown, subfusiform. |
| HABITAT |
Mixed damp woodland, often with birch. |
| SEASON |
Frequent. Late summer to autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Edible. a |
