7 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Cup like, with a split down one side, narrowly attached to the soil by a short stem, inner surface yellow brown to dark brown, outer surface slightly rough, concolorous with inner surface or paler, from about 1 to 8 cm across Flesh Brown, firm Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On soil in woods, often in clumps Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, 2 oil drops (15-18) x (7-8) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes Cochleata means 'snail or shell shaped' 
7 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
14 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
19 October 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores viewed with a x100 oil immerson objective. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |