3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Distribution Very rarely recorded Habitat On soil with beech and oak Edibility Probably poisonous but far too rare to consume Notes The flesh in the cap and stem turns blood red on exposure to KOH solution
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
The flesh turns blood red on exposure to KOH solution. 3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |