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LOCATION:
The Enclosed Area
DATE FOUND:
Day 7 – 16 September 2023
These had large orange-yellow stems — which tapered upwards — and mouldy, greyish-brown caps.
The larger two had buff stems with brown streaks and orange-brown caps fading to buff at their edges.
They had cream flesh and cream gills.
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On Day 9 (30 September 2023) they had appeared on damp leaf litter by the central Birch.
They had slimy, clay-buff caps which turned darker near the centre, and streaked buff stems.
The gills were buff.
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The next day they remained much the same, although some of the caps had widened and gotten paler.
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On Day 10 (08 October 2023), their caps had flattened out, becoming buff at the edges and forming a dark brown umbo.
The stems were dry and downy.
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