22 November 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Top or disk shaped, irregular, centrally attached to the substrate, dark purple, to about 20mm across Flesh Purple, gelatinous Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to early winter Distribution Frequent Habitat On dead deciduous wood Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, septate, with 2 oil drops (20-24) x (5.5-6) µm2 Edibility Not edible Notes Very similar to Ascocoryne sarcoides, which has smaller spores 
22 November 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
25 October 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |