| CAP |
7-15cm wide. Starting convex becoming expanded,
rarely flat. Golden yellow to orange-yellow cap and covered with
numerous brown upturned scales. |
| STIPE |
Bare and yellow towards the apex but covered in scales (as
in cap) below. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Gills are waxy yellow when young turning rust brown.
Crowded, sinuate and slightly decurrent. |
| FLESH |
Dirty yellow throughout. Bitter taste and smell
reminiscent of radish. |
| SPORES |
Pale brown, ellipsoid. |
| HABITAT |
In clusters at the base of broadleaf trees. |
| SEASON |
Common. Late summer to early winter. |
| EDIBILITY |
Inedible. r |
