25 April 1998 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Melastiza chateri Fruiting Body Disk shaped, upper surface smooth, orange, underside smooth, orange, with fine hairs at the margin, to about 2cm across Flesh Reddish, brittle Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn to spring Distribution Infrequent Habitat On sandy and gravelly soil Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, decorated with a coarse network (17-19) x (9-11) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes Take care not to confuse with Aleuria aurantia |