22 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Shell shaped, surface smooth, white then ivory to pale brown, sometimes with brown scales, laterally attached to the substrate, to about 8 cm across Gills Pale buff to pale rust, fairly close Stem Lateral, rudimentary or absent Flesh Thin, gelatinous beneath the cap surface, white Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On dead branches and trunks of deciduous trees Spore Print Ochraceous brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (7-9) x (5-6.5) µm2. Basidia club shaped, 4 spored. Gill edge cystidia irregular, cylindrical to narrowly flask shaped. Edibility Inedible Notes This fungus can be recognised by the thin gelatinous cap cuticle, which can be exposed by squashing the flesh between thumb and forefinger. The variety with brown scales on the cap is known as C. mollis var calolepis. 
22 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |