| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | THRICHOLOMOPSIS RUTILANS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | PLUMS AND CUSTARD |
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| Fig 1 |
| CAP | 5-15cm in diameter. Covered at first with fine purple scales which gradually disappear to reveal yellow cuticle below. Convex, wide with indistinct central umbo, later flat. |
| STIPE | Cylindrical, golden yellow with red velvety areas. Evenly thick. |
| GILLS/PORES | Pale yellow, thin, sinuate. |
| FLESH | Pale yellow with resinous scent. |
| SPORES | Hyaline, ovoid - ellipsoid, smooth. |
| HABITAT | On dead stumps within coniferous forests. |
| SEASON | Common. Late summer - autumn. |
| EDIBILITY | Edible. a |