24 October 2007 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Shell shaped, often lobed, fibrous, finely cracked, ochraceous, to about 3 cm across Gills Crowded, often forked and with veins, ochraceous Stem Laterally attached to the cap, tapered towards the base, scurfy, pale ochraceous Flesh Thin, tough, concolorous with cap Smell Indistinct Taste Astringent Season All year Distribution Common Habitat In clusters on logs, and stumps of deciduous trees, favouring oak Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to sausage shaped, smooth (3-4.5) x (1-2) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes Could be confused with species in the Melanotus genus 
24 October 2007 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |