12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Nectria coccinea Fruiting Body Subglobose to pear shaped, surface smooth, scarlet, to about 0.3 mm across Smell Indistinct Season All year Distribution Frequent Habitat In small clusters on dead branches from broadleaved trees Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth, 1 septate (12-15) x (5-6) µm2. Asci 8 spored. Paraphyses not present. Edibility Inedible 
A crop from the first image. 12 February 2022 Hall Lands, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |