RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)160935. 8 November 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, margin furrowed, whitish, usually with a brown centre, to about 7 mm across Gills Distant and few in number, white or pale grey Stem Thin, translucent, whitish Flesh Thin, brittle, white Smell Unknown Taste Unknown Season Autumn Distribution Rarely reported, but probably not uncommon. The species is easily overlooked, and impossible to identify without a microscope. Habitat On bark of living and dead deciduous trees, and on litter in deciduous woods Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal (9-12) x (5-6) µm2. Gill edge cystidia club or spindle shaped and densely covered with warts, and spines. Cap hyphae similarly densely covered in warts and spines. Sparse club and spindle shaped cystida on the cap surface, densely covered with warts and spines. Stem covered in short hairs, typically 10 µm long. Some irregular cystidia on the stem base, densely covered in warts and spines. Edibility Unknown, but too small to be worthwhile Notes This species cannot be recognised without a microscope. 
Spores viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 8 November 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |