Local Name
Zapkhulis manch’k’vala (1).

Description
Cap: The cap is 3–6 cm across; convex, becoming broadly convex or nearly flat, sticky when fresh, bald or, when young, with scattered whitish to yellowish fibrils, tawny to orangish brown, changing color markedly as it dries out and fading to yellowish or brownish. Gills are attached to the stem by means of a notch, close, short-gills frequent, whitish to pale tan when young, becoming cinnamon brown, at first covered by a whitish to pale tan partial veil. Stem: The stem is 4–9 cm tall, 0.4–1.4 cm thick, tapered to the base, dry, silky near the apex, with a fairly persistent whitish ring that features an orangish brownish edge and eventually becomes orangish brown overall or with merely a ring zone, whitish becoming brown from the base up, covered with small, whitish to brownish scales. Flesh: The flesh is white, whitish-yellowish or pale yellow, thin. Spores: The spores are 6–7.5 X 3.5–5 µm, subellipsoid, brownish or cinnamon brown.
Habitat: Growing in clusters on the wood of hardwoods (rarely on conifers). Season: Summer, autumn.
Distribution: All regions of Georgia (2).

Uses
Edibility: They are considered one of the best of the edible fungi, usually when young and fresh, suitable also marinated (1).

References
1. Nakhutsrishvili, I.G. (2007) Fungi of Georgia. Tbilisi: Buneba Printi.
2. Nakhutsrishvili, I.G., et al. (1986) Flora of Spore-producing Plants of Georgia (Summary). Tbilisi: Metsniereba (Russian).