23 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, velvety, margin lined, dark brown, to about 3 cm across Gills Broad, crowded, free, white then pink Stem +/- equal, broader at the base, whitish, covered with brown scales toward the base Flesh Thin, white Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On rotten wood from deciduous trees favouring beech and ash Spore Print Pink Microscopic Features Spores sub-spherical, smooth (4-6) x (3.5-5) µm2. Pileipellis cells pyriform, fusiform or lageniform. Pleurocystidia clavate to fusiform. Edibility Unknown Notes This species requires microscopy for identification. 
23 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
23 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
23 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Gill cystidia viewed with a x40 objective. 23 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright . 
Pileipellis (cap surface) cells viewed with a x40 objective. 23 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright . 
12 July 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
12 July 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Pileipellis (cap surface) cells viewed with a x40 objective. 12 July 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores viewed with a x100 oil immersion objective. 12 July 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |