2 November 2021 Witley, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Meruliopsis taxicola, Caloporus taxicola Fruiting Body Resupinate, thin, pores irregular, 2 to 4 per mm, whitish, ochraceous or reddish brown, margin whitish Flesh Soft, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Unknown Season All year Distribution Infrequent Habitat On dead wood from coniferous trees, favouring Pinus sylvestris Microscopic Features Spores sausage shaped, smooth, inamyloid (4-6) x (1-1.5) µm2 Edibility Inedible 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 2 November 2021 Witley, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |