Cystoderma cinnabarinum (Seer.) Fayod Amiant-Körnchenschirmling Cystoderme Amiantacé Earthy Powdercap. Cap 3-8cm across, convex; deep cinnabar red to orange-brown; covered with granular, pyramidal spines or scales, easily brushed off. Gills adnate, crowded; white. Stem 30-80 x 6-15mm, concolorous with cap; covered below the veil with a granular coating of scales; smooth above the faint ring zone. Flesh white to reddish. Odor not distinctive. Taste mild. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, nonamyloid, 3.5-5 x 2-31µ. Deposit white. Habitat in conifer woods. Rather uncommon. Found widely distributed Europe and North America. Season August-October. Not edible. |