2 November 2007 Essex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Merulius tremellosus Common Name Jelly Rot Fruiting Body Resupinate, strongly attached to the substrate, thin, sometimes forming small brackets, fertile surface buff to pinkish, upper surface of brackets whitish and hairy Flesh Gelatinous, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn to spring Distribution Common Habitat On stumps and fallen branches, usually from deciduous trees Microscopic Features Spores sausage shaped, smooth (3.5-4.5) x (1-1.5) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes Take care not to confuse with Phlebia radiata |