Silky Rosegill

Silky Rosegill - Volvariella bombycina

Description

The cap is rounded to conical, white or pale yellowish and covered in fine silky fibrils.  Gills are white, free, becoming brownish pink. The volva is initially white turning brown with age

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe including basal volva; note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

On standing dead wood, often emerging from knot holes or wounds.

When to see it

June to October.

UK Status

Widespread and locally frequent (Kibby, V2, 2020)

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records