Description
Hypholoma sublateritium (Fr.) Quél. Syn. Naemateloma sublateritium (Fr.) Kar. Ziegelroter Schwefelkopf Hypholome presque brique Bricks Caps. Cap 3–10cm across, convex, brick red to reddish-brown at centre on ochraceous ground often with fibrillose remnants of veil towards margin. Stem 50–180 x 5–12mm, pale yellow near the apex becoming ochre brown towards the base, and with a cortinal zone near the apex. Flesh pale yellowish, reddish-brown towards stem base. Taste bitter, smell mushroomy. Gills pale yellowish becoming olive-brown. Spore print purplish-brown. Habitat stumps of deciduous trees. Season autumn. Occasional. Not edible.