11 September 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Rutstroemia echinophila Fruiting Body Cup shaped, then flattened, attached to a short stem, inside smooth, purple then reddish brown, outside pale brown, scurfy, to about 10 mm across Flesh Thin, brown Smell Unknown Taste Unknown Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On rotten sweet chestnut husks Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores sausage shaped, smooth (16-20) x (5-6) µm2. Edibility Inedible |