11 February 2023 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Resupinate, thin, soft, whitish, gray or pale ochraceous, cystidia visible with a hand lens. Smell Indistinct Taste Unknown Season All year Distribution Infrequent Habitat On rotten wood from deciduous trees and conifers Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, often concave on one side, apiculus apparent, smooth (6-10) x (4-5) µm2. Basidia 4 spored, clavate to suburniform with a constriction and basal clamp. Hyphal system monomitic, hyphae 2 to 3 µm wide, clamped. Leptocystidia cylindrical or tapered, thin walled, smooth, narrow at the base. Edibility Inedible 
A crop from the previous image. 11 February 2023 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 11 February 2023 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
A basidium in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 11 February 2023 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Leptocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 11 February 2023 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Leptocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 11 February 2023 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Identified by Eric Janke. Yateley Common, Hampshire 18 September 2022. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
A crop from the first image. Yateley Common, Hampshire 18 September 2022. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. Yateley Common, Hampshire 18 September 2022. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Leptocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. Yateley Common, Hampshire 18 September 2022. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |