15 September 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, smooth, margin lined, yellowish brown, drying pale, to about 2.5 cm across Gills Adnexed, fairly distant, pale brown Stem Fibrous, base slightly expanded, pale brown Flesh Thin, brownish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Rarely reported Habitat On dead wood from deciduous trees, favouring beech Spore Print Brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6.5-8) x (4-5) µm2. Gill edge cystidia cylindrical, sometimes with expanded tips. Edibility Inedible 
15 September 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |