Edibility:

Excellent


Eating notes: 

Aromatic with a firm texture. Benefits from long slow cooking with plenty of liquid.


Preserving: 

Dries easily. Can be frozen.



                        



Description


Cap: 

3-10cm Egg yolk yellow. Lobed with an in-rolled margin. Eventually becoming depressed in the centre with a wavy margin.


Gills: 

Deeply decurrent, narrow, forking gill ridges. Same colour as cap.


Stem: 

Short and solid. Same colour as cap.


Spores: 

Ochraceous


Flesh: 

Yellow (slightly paler than the cap).


Habitat: 

On the ground in troops with deciduous or coniferous trees. Prefers damp acid soils.


Frequency: 

Common