13 October 2023 Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Ramaria decurrens Fruiting Body Multiply branched, upright, growing from a common base, yellow brown to ochraceous, to about 8 cm high Flesh Firm, pale yellow brown Smell Faint, earthy to mealy Taste Acrid Season Autumn to early winter Distribution Rarely recorded Habitat On debris from deciduous trees Microscopic Features Spores tear drop shaped (4.5-7.2) x (2.7-4) µm2, Q 1.7-2.2, decorated with spines or warts. Hyphal cords covered in star shaped crystals. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 13 October 2023 Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Rhizome crystals in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 13 October 2023 Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |