Pluteus salicinus

synonyms: Grauer Dachpilz, Willow Shield

location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
spore colour: Pink
habitat: Grows on wood

Pluteus salicinus (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer Grauer Dachpilz Plut Иe? du saule Willow Shield. Cap 2√5cm across, convex then flattened and slightly umbonate, bluish- or greenish-grey darker at the centre, faintly striate when moist. Stem 30√50 x 2√6mm, white, sometimes becoming tinged with cap colour at the base. Flesh white with greyish tinge. Gills white then pink. Pleurocystidia fusiform with slightly thickened walls and an apical crown of hooked processes. Spore print pink. Spores elliptic, 8√9 x 6√7um. Habitat on deciduous wood. Season spring to autumn. Frequent. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe.