A close up view of the surface. 12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Forming a thin layer on the substrate, 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 Notes The surface is covered with tiny needle like projections that are visible with a loupe. 
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 x40 objective. 12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Septocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a x40 objective. 12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |