12 November 2005 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Meadow Coral Fruiting Body Multiple irregular branches growing from a common base, yellow, to about 8cm high Flesh Soft, brittle Smell Mealy Taste Bitter Season Summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat In grassland and, less commonly, deciduous woods Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores sub-spherical (4-7) x (4-7) µm2 Edibility Edible Notes Easily distinguished from the superficially similar Calocera viscosa, which grows on coniferous wood, and has tough flesh 
20 October 2005 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
August 1998 Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
17 October 2008 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |