Sweet Poisonpie

Sweet Poisonpie - Hebeloma sacchariolens

Description

Cap 2 to 7 cm across, convex then flattened, sometimes with an indistinct umbo, ochre buff at the centre paling to buff at the margin, greasy. Smell sickly-sweet. Gills clay-brown then rusty.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Difficult to identify with certainty from photos; we recommend they are verified by an expert from a specimen prior to submission to NatureSpot.  Also photograph from top down, in side-view and from underneath showing gills; note smell, habitat and substrate

Habitat

This species is found growing on the ground, often in mixed woodland.

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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