Tricholomopsis decora (Fr.) Sing. syn. Tricholoma decorum (Fr.) Quél. Schöner Holzritterling Prunes and Custard. Cap 6–17cm across, convex at first becoming centrally depressed, deep golden yellow covered in tiny brownish-black fibrillose scales especially at the centre. Stem 80–180 x 5–15mm, yellow. Flesh deep yellow. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills deep yellow. Cheilocystidia large, thin-walled, club-shaped, 20–30m wide. Spore print white. Spores 6–8 x 4–5m. Habitat on conifer stumps in northern regions. Season late summer to late autumn. Rare. Edibility unknown -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe.
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