16 January 2011 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Hypocrea pulvinata Fruiting Body Irregular, thin, whitish, pale yellow then brown with age, to about 2mm thick Flesh White Smell Indistinct Taste Unknown Season All year Distribution Frequent Habitat On old Piptoporus betulinus brackets Microscopic Features Ascospores sub-spherical to ovoid (4-5) x (3-4) µm2. Asci cylindrical, 16 spored. Edibility Inedible Notes The name derives from the pulvinate (cushion shaped) form 
13 September 2025 The Vyne, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
A crop from the previous image. 13 September 2025 The Vyne, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |