Key Identification Features
- • Small orange-brown caps with a sticky/slimy surface • Gills pale cream, widely spaced • Stem dark brown to black, distinctly velvety toward base • Grows in clusters on dead or dying hardwoods in cold weather • White spore print
Preparation Notes
Cook thoroughly; the velvety stem base can be tough and is sometimes discarded
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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