16 December 2025 Bighton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Sistotremastrum guttuliferum Smell Indistinct Taste Unknown Season As of February 2026, there are six British collections from spring (2), summer (3) and autumn (1). Distribution Very rarely recorded. The species was first recorded in Britain in 2024 by Eric Janke, who has made several subsequent collections, all from South Hampshire. Habitat On dead deciduous wood Edibility Inedible Notes This species was first described in a 2013 paper from specimens collected on the Macaronesian islands, which are off the coast of Portugal and West Africa. The specimen shown was identified by DNA sequencing carried out by Eric Janke in association with the BMS. It is the first record for North Hampshire. 
16 December 2025 Bighton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 16 December 2025 Bighton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Basidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 16 December 2025 Bighton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Hypha in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 16 December 2025 Bighton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |