October 2002 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Bracket or shell shaped, smooth, sticky when damp, colour very variable, dark grey, olive green or ochraceous, to about 15 cm across Gills Whitish to ochraceous Stem Lateral, broad, yellowish, covered with coarse dark brown hairs Flesh Firm, white, gelatinous beneath the cap cuticle Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn to winter Distribution Frequent Habitat On living and dead wood from deciduous trees Spore Print Pale yellow Microscopic Features Spores sausage shaped, +/- curved, smooth (4-5.5) x (1-2) µm2 Edibility Inedible |