16 October 2021 South Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Multiple coral like branches forming large patches on the surface of the substrate, whitish, to about 10 mm thick. Flesh Very soft and slimy. Smell Indistinct Taste Unknown Season Spring to autumn Distribution Very common Habitat On rotten wood Microscopic Features Spores broadly ellipsoidal, smooth (8-15) x (6-10) µm2. Edibility Inedible 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 16 October 2021 South Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |