Identified in the field by Eric Janke. 1 October Franchises Wood, New Forest. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Resupinate, thin, poroid, pores angular, 7 to 10 per mm, whitish, rapidly bruising reddish to brown Flesh Soft, whitish Smell Indistinct Season All year Distribution Common Habitat On rotten wood, and on soil Microscopic Features Spores subglobose smooth (5.5-7) x (5-6) µm2. Basidia broadly clavate, 4 spored. Hyphal system monomitic, hyphae 2.5 to 7 µm wide, thin to thick walled, simple septate. Cystidia not present, cystidioles fusiform. Edibility Unknown 
A crop from the previous image. 1 October Franchises Wood, New Forest. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
1 October Franchises Wood, New Forest. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. October Franchises Wood, New Forest. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |