24 September 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Bracket shaped, upper surface coarsely velvety, pale yellow brown, darkening with age, under surface brownish, appearing white when viewed at an angle, 2 to 4 pores per mm, to about 20 cm across. Flesh Firm, moist, dark brown, Smell Strong, unpleasant Taste Fungal, not pleasant Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Rare Habitat In tiers, on living and fallen deciduous trees, favouring beech Spore Print Ochre brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (5.5-8) x (4.5-6) µm2. Cuticle containing dark brown anchor shaped hairs. Edibility Inedible 
A close up showing the surface texture. 24 September 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 24 September 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Setae in the hymenium in Congo Red viewed with a x40 objective. 24 September 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
21 August 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Cap margin. 21 August 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Cuticle hyphae and anchor shaped hairs. 21 August 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |