Prunes and Custard

Prunes and Custard Tricholomopsis decora (Fr.) Singer (illustrated 40% life size) 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 80–180×5–15mm; yellow. Flesh deep yellow; taste and smell not distinctive. Gills deep yellow. Spores 6–8×4–5¼. Spore print white. Cheilocystidia 20–30¼ wide, club-shaped, thin-walled. Habitat on conifer stumps in northern regions; late summer to late autumn. Occasional. Unknown edibility.