20 May 2023 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Resupinate, smooth to lumpy, pale yellow when young, then ochraceous Flesh Soft Smell Indistinct Season All year Distribution Common Habitat On rotten wood from deciduous trees and conifers Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (4.5-5) x (3-3.5) µm2. Basidia 4 spored, club shaped to cylindrical with median constriction. Hyphal system monomitic, hyphae 2 to 3 µm wide, clamped. Two kinds of cystidia present. Septocystidia cylindrical with an expanded globular apex, septate, clamped. Lagenocystidia needle shaped, apex encrusted, resembling a dental drill. Edibility Inedible 
A crop from the previous image. 20 May 2023 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
20 May 2023 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 20 May 2023 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Septocystidia and leptocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 20 May 2023 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
18 Februrary 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
A crop from the previous image. 18 Februrary 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
18 Februrary 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 18 Februrary 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Septocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 18 Februrary 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Lagenocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 18 Februrary 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
A close up view of the surface. 12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Lagenocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Septocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |