On rotten beech. 31 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Bracket shaped, laterally attached to the substrate, upper surface finely felty, becoming smooth with age, white then ochraceous, faintly zoned, underside white to pale ochraceous, 3 to 5 pores per mm, to about 6 cm across and 8 mm thick Flesh Firm, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn to winter Distribution Rarely reported, most records are from southern England, with a small number from Scotland Habitat On rotten wood, primarily from conifers, more rarely from deciduous trees Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores subcylindrical to oblong, smooth, hyaline (4-5) x (1.8-2.5) µm2. Hyphal system monomitic, clamps present. Cystidia absent. Edibility Inedible Notes The specimens shown were identified by Nick Aplin from the photos. The drops seen in the photograph are fluid exuded from the fungus. 
31 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 31 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |