Plums and Custard
Plums and Custard - Tricholomopsis rutilans
The cap surface is yellowi, covered in fine red-purple scales in a radial pattern. As the cap expand into a flattened shap, the yellow flesh becomes more exposed. The gills and stem are bright yellow; spores are white. The stem is pale yellow with purple-red scales.
Photograph from top down, in side view and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe; nt habitat and substrate.
On conifer logs, stumps and buried wood
July to October
Widespread and common (Kibby, Vol.2, 2020)
Fairly common but restricted to conifer or mixed woodlands.
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