December 2000. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Gelatinous, translucent or milky white growth on the surface of wood, often fused together Flesh Whitish, translucent, gelatinous Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn and early Winter Distribution Frequent Habitat On dead wood of broadleaf trees, favouring beech Microscopic Features Spores sausage shaped or cylindrical, smooth (13-20) x (5-7) µm2 Edibility Not edible Notes Take care not to confuse with Exidia nucleata 
2 February 2008 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |