14 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Lentinus torulosus, Panus torulosus Cap Funnel or shell shaped, smooth to finely velvety, margin incurved, pinkish lilac when young, then mid to pale brown, to about 10 cm across Gills Distant, decurrent, forked, lilac, white or pale yellow when young, then pale brown Stem Eccentric or lateral, lilac, then pale brown, finely hairy at the base, mycelium white Flesh Tough, whitish Smell Pleasant Season Summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On rotten wood from broad leaved trees Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth, inamyloid (5.5-7) x (2.5-3.5) µm2 Edibility Said to be edible, but tough Notes Conchatus means shell like. Despite the presence of gills, DNA analysis has shown that the species is closely related to polypores. 
14 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 14 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |