7 September 2025 Franchises Wood. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Lyomyces sambuci, Hyphodontia sambuci Common Name Elder whitewash Fruiting Body Resupinate, rough, thin, white to greyish white, cream to yellowish with age Flesh Soft, white, easily separated from the substrate Smell Indistinct Season All year Distribution Very common Habitat On living and dead wood, usually from deciduous trees Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth, cyanophilic (4.5-7) x (3-4.5) µm2. Basidia 4 spored, narrowly club shaped. Hyphal system monomitic, clamps present. Leptocystidia present, resembling hyphae with swollen ends, usually encrusted with crystals and sometimes with resin on the apices. Edibility Inedible 
A crop from the previous image. 7 September 2025 Franchises Wood. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 7 September 2025 Franchises Wood. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Cystidium in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 7 September 2025 Franchises Wood. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |