Armillaria tabescens (Scop. ex Fr.) Emel syn. Clitocybe tabescens (Scop. ex Fr.) Bres. Ringless Honey Fungus Cap 4–8cm across, convex then expanded and irregular, ochre brown with darker cottony scales. Stem 50–80×8–12mm, tapering towards the base, pale ochre-brown, without a ring. Flesh whitish. Taste astringent, smell strong. Gills whitish soon becoming pinkish brown. Spore print pale cream. Spores 8–10 x 5–7µ. Habitat in clusters on stumps or roots especially of oak. Season late summer to early autumn. Rare –readily distinguished from A. mellea by the absence of the ring. Edible with caution only when well when cooked. Distribution, America and Europe.