A close up of the surface. 20 December 2021 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Resupinate, thin, to the naked eye the surface appears powdery, or rough, a loupe reveals the surface to be covered with warts, blunt teeth, or spines, white, to yellowish, to pale ochraceous, sometimes with a purple hue, extending over many cm Flesh Soft, whitish Smell Indistinct Season All year Distribution Very common Habitat On dead wood, usually from conifers, rarely from deciduous trees Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to cylindrical, smooth (5-8) x (2.5-3.5) µm2. Basidia 4 spored, narrowly club shaped. Hyphal system monomitic. Cystidia of two types. Asterocystidia narrowly cylindrical with a star shaped crystal at the tip. Halocystidia cylindrical with a swollen head surrounded by a halo like structure. Edibility Inedible Notes There are several similar resupinate species which also have a toothed or warty surface 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 20 December 2021 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Asterocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a x40 objective. 20 December 2021 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Halocystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a x40 objective. 20 December 2021 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
15 November 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
A crop of the previous image. 15 November 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 15 November 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Asterocystidia in KOH solution viewed with a x40 objective. 15 November 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Halocystidia in KOH solution viewed with a x40 objective. 15 November 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
18 February 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
A crop from the previous image. 18 February 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 18 February 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Cystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 18 February 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |