On rotten birch. 14 November 2025 Preston Oak Hills, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Smell Indistinct Season Autumn to winter Distribution Frequent Habitat On dead wood, usually from coniferous trees, less often from deciduous trees Edibility Inedible Notes The closely related Serpula lacrymans has thicker fruiting bodies and non dextrinoid spores. It is very rare outdoors, but more frequent inside buildings where it causes dry rot. 
On rotten birch. 14 November 2025 Preston Oak Hills, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
On rotten birch. 14 November 2025 Preston Oak Hills, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 14 November 2025 Preston Oak Hills, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
18 February 2023 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
8 November 2021 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
5 November 2021 Beech, East Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |