23 January 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Phlebia uda Fruiting Body Forming a thin layer on the substrate, covered with tiny narrowly conical spines extending to 2 mm in length, pale yellow when young, becoming ochraceous with age Flesh Yellowish, soft, waxy, thin. The flesh stains dark purple in KOH solution. Smell Indistinct Season All year with most records in the summer and autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On dead wood from deciduous trees, with a few records on pine and yew Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, inamyloid (5-6) x (2-3) µm2. Basidia narrowly club shaped, 4 spored. Cystidia spindle shaped, sparse. Hyphal system monomitic, clamps sparse. Edibility Inedible 
A crop from the previous image. 23 January 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |