Veiled Poisonpie

Veiled Poisonpie - Hebeloma mesophaeum

Description

The cap is brownish and usually 5 cm or less. It is often two coloured being reddish brown near the centre and paler near the margins. The cap is sometimes viscid.  It has a veil that persists as a ring-zone on the stipe.  Smell is raphanoid (radish-like).

Similar Species

other Hebeloma

Identification difficulty

microscope

Recording advice

This is difficult to identify from photos and we recommend that it is verified by an expert before submission to Naturespot.  Also please photograph from top down, in side view and underneath showing gills; note smell, habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Woodlands, gardens, pathsides, etc. -  a wide range of habitat

When to see it

Autumn.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Additional images

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