20 August 2023 Matley, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Fairies Bonnets Flesh Thin, fragile Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring to autumn Distribution Common Habitat In small groups and large clusters on stumps and fallen trunks of deciduous trees Spore Print Dark brown Edibility Edible but of no value Notes Requires microscopy for identification as it could be confused with another species 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 20 August 2023 Matley, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
29 April 2008 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |