1 December 2012 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Pulcherricium caeruleum Fruiting Body Resupinate, thin, deep blue to grey brown Flesh Thin, waxy and soft when fresh, brittle when dry Smell Indistinct Taste Unknown Season All year, sporulating in autumn and winter Distribution Rare, more common in the west Habitat On dead wood from deciduous trees, favouring ash Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal (6.5-9) x (4.5-5.5) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes Similar species include Trichaptum abietinum and T. fuscoviolaceum, which grow on wood from conifers 1 December 2012 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |