16 November 2023 Preston Oak HIlls near Bentworth, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Stem Cylindrical, slimy, no colour change on exposure to KOH solution Flesh White Distribution Rarely recorded Habitat On soil with oak Spore Print White Edibility Unknown Notes Although specimens shown were growing with both oak and beech, the stem showed no response to KOH solution, consistent with H. cossus 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 16 November 2023 Preston Oak HIlls near Bentworth, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |