Cap dry. Found amongst the roots of dead eucalyptus trees. ~5-7 days after soaking rain.
Mild smell “pleather”, no obvious staining of stipe or cap, flesh or hymenium. One sample found growing in a tuft of grass had mild yellow staining of lower stipe flesh and a slightly “hay” off scent.
Fresh taste is very mildly bitter and spongy / mushy texture.
A single significantly large specimen was found cap 18 cm diameter, stipe 4 cm diameter by 12 cm long. Most are ~half these dimensions.
Big mushroom! Is it harmless or harmful? We have dogs.
Brown spore print, growing in dense clusters on woodchips