9 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Season Autumn Distribution Rare Habitat On living and dead deciduous trees, always on, or inside, the main trunk, favouring beech, with confirmed records on hornbeam and oak Spore Print White Edibility Should not be collected due to rarity Notes The specimen shown was growing inside a rotten fallen beech tree. It was shown to me by the Hampshire Fungus Recording Group. A specimen was present inside the same tree in October 2020. This fungus is cultivated for food. |