A medium sized fungus, exuding milk from the gills, found growing solitary or in groups in soil with conifers, often at altitude.
More common in Scotland from late Summer until Autumn.
Coniferous woodland, uasually at altitude.
Convex, later flat to slightly depressed, sometimes with a small umbo, cinnamon-brown with reddish tinge, covered with fine adpressed scales that give it a crusty appearance
Cap flesh is whitish with a buff tint, firm when young becoming soft. Stem flesh whitishm buff tinge, stuffed becoming hollow. Tastes mild, no distinctive odour.
Slightly decurrent, narrow and close, pale buff with an ochraceous tint, bocmes more ochre-brown with age
Equal or slightly cavate, ring absent, concolorous with the cap or slightly reddish-brown.
Inedible, may be poisonous.
