Step into London's autumn glades where look-alike toadstools hide intriguing secrets. Meet the Poison Pie, Hebeloma crustuliniforme: pale doughy caps shaped like raised pies, creamy gills that bead with droplets, and a telltale whiff of radish—memorable for the wrong reasons. Its kin sport scents from almonds and cocoa to cheap orange blossom, and some even tap into underground carrion like macabre "ghoul" fungi. Then contrast them with the Knights (Tricholoma): sturdier, scaly, and flour-scented, in shades from conker-brown to sulphur yellow and slate grey, sometimes soap-scented, sometimes smelling of coal gas, and occasionally edible—though confusion makes caution wise. From pinewoods to poplar stands, discover how cap texture, gill spacing, habitat, and smell unravel identities in the field, and why timing in late October matters.
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