15 November 2025 Shortheath Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Clavariadelphus fistulosus var contorta Cap Club shaped, +/- twisted and/or irregular, surface finely roughened, pinkish brown, to about 4 cm high Flesh Yellowish, firm Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Rare Habitat On dead wood of deciduous trees, favouring hazel Microscopic Features Spores spindle shaped, smooth (13-18) x (5.5-8) µm2 Edibility Edible, poor 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 15 November 2025 Shortheath Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
27 November 1999 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |