Veiled Poisonpie - Hebeloma mesophaeum
Description
The cap is brownish and usually 5 cm or less. It is often two coloured being reddish brown near the centre and paler near the margins. The cap is sometimes viscid.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Grows on the ground in woodland and woodland edge it is often associated with conifers and with Birch.
When to see it
Autumn.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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