Ceriporia mellita

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Ceriporia mellita

Found and identified by Eric Janke. 24 March 2023 Leckford Estate, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Fruiting Body

Resupinate, pores round or irregular, whitish to pale pale yellow when young, pink to reddish with age, about 4 to 5 pores per mm, margin concolorous

Smell

Indistinct

Season

Throughout the year, most frequently recorded in July and August

Distribution

Very rarely recorded

Habitat

On dead wood from deciduous trees

Microscopic Features

Spores sausage shaped, smooth (4.5-7) x (1.5-2) µm2. Hyphal system monomitic, simple septate. Cystidia not present. Basidia cylindrical to club shaped with 4 spores.

Notes

The specimen shown was DNA sequenced by Eric Janke in association with the BMS.

Ceriporia mellita

Found and identified by Eric Janke. 24 March 2023 Leckford Estate, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Ceriporia mellita

Found and identified by Eric Janke. 24 March 2023 Leckford Estate, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.