| CAP |
3-8cm wide. Starting convex becoming flattened and
finally slightly depressed. Purplish to brownish red with subtle
greenish hints. The cuticle is slightly sticky when damp. |
| STIPE |
White with variable lilac overtones. Cylindrical. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Starting primrose becoming pallid golden yellow.
Adnexed, slightly decurrent, brittle. |
| FLESH |
White becoming pallid straw with hot taste and odour of
fruit. Brittle. |
| SPORES |
Hyaline with small warts. Broadly ellipsoid. |
| HABITAT |
In large numbers with pine. |
| SEASON |
Occasional. Summer to autumn. |
| EDIBILITY |
Inedible. r |
