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| synonyms: Prunes and Custard, Schöner Holzritterling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Yellow, Violet or purple |
| normal size: over 15cm |
| cap type: Distinctly scaly |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood |
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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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