19 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Thelephora spiculosa Fruiting Body A rosette like growth of soft spines, white then reddish brown from the centre, to about 15 cm across Hymenium Dark reddish brown Flesh Soft, fibrous, brown Smell Both collections shown had a distinctly fishy/anchovy smell. Taste Unknown Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat In woods, on soil and leaf litter Spore Print Umber Microscopic Features Spores sub-spherical to ellipsoidal, spiny (7-12) x (6-7) µm2 Edibility Inedible 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective and x2.5 projection lens. 15 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
9 August 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
9 August 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |