15 September 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, smooth, margin lined, yellowish brown, drying pale, to about 2.5 cm across Gills Adnexed, fairly distant, pale brown Stem Fibrous, base slightly expanded, pale brown Flesh Thin, brownish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Rarely reported Habitat On dead wood from deciduous trees, favouring beech Spore Print Brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6.5-8) x (4-5) µm2. Gill edge cystidia cylindrical, sometimes with expanded tips. Edibility Inedible
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 15 September 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
15 September 2010 Ebernoe Common, West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
15 September 2010 Ebernoe Common, West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |