On leaf litter in deciduous and coniferous woodland, especially under beech and oak

Poisonous — like many Lepiota species, suspected of causing gastrointestinal poisoning

• ▸ White cap covered with reddish-brown, woolly scales, denser towards the centre
• ▸ Slender stem with a fibrous, woolly zone instead of a firm ring and a shaggy, white-felted base ('fleecy boot')
• ▸ White, free gills and white spore print
• ▸ Cap conical-bell-shaped at first, then expanding to convex