| CAP |
10-25cm in diameter. Dull greyish brown. Ovoid to
globular at first eventually becoming bell shaped. Covered in
darker brown shaggy scales. |
| STIPE |
Tall, club-shaped. Entirely brown when young
becoming pale buff covered with dark brown scales giving a snake skin
appearance. Thick, large double ring which is brown below and
loose on the stem. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Free of the stem, white, crowded and broad. Brittle. |
| FLESH |
Whitish, thin and soft, bruising dull red. Woolly in
the cap. |
| SPORES |
White, long, ellipsoid. |
| HABITAT |
Outskirts of woodland, woodland clearings and fields. |
| SEASON |
Frequent. Summer to autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Edible and tasty. aa |
