28 September 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Cup shaped, or flattened, inner surface pale to dark brown, smooth, outer surface whitish or yellowish, scurfy, attached to the soil by a short stem, to about 6cm across Flesh Whitish, firm, when broken exuding a sap which turns yellow Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On soil in woods Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, warty, 2 oil drops (17-21) x (9.5-11.5)µm2. Asci (300-330)x(12-15)µm2. Asci tips blued in iodine. Paraphyses equal, septate, slightly swollen at tips. Edibility Inedible Notes This fungus is easily recognised by the yellow staining sap: the colour may be seen by dabbing some on a white tissue 
28 September 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |