A white, fleshy polypore growing form dead hardwood with no discernible stipe. Margins remain irregular along with pilleus structure. Fungus is dry with no discernible odour or taste.
Collector
Simon Mattern
Number
SM102923.2
Cap shape when mature
5 globular
Cap shape in center
1 raised
Cap shape from above
2 irregular
color of top surface
1 white
Secondary color top surface
1 white
Cap color with age
1 white
Cap stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width
17
Cap surface texture
2 smooth
Cap stickiness
1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
No
Cap stalk easily part
Cap hygrophanous
No
Cap flesh color
1 white
Cap flesh stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness
3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture
2 irregular tear
Cap cross section
1 upturned
Cap margin surface
Cap edge
2 wavy or lobed
Stipe shape
Stipe core
Stipe position
Stipe flesh hardness
Stipe flesh toughness
Stipe flesh fracture
Stipe flesh color
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
Stipe secondary color
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
Stipe width
Stipe length
Gill attachment
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
1 white
Hymenium color when mature
1 white
Hymenium stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
Ring type
Partial veil type
Ring location on stalk
Ring number
Ring color
Volva type
Volva color
Habit
3 compact clumps
Taste
2 bitter
Smell
2 mild/none
Spore print color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction ammonia color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
6 circular
Spore ornamentation
none
Spore length
12
Spore width
5
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored wood decay fungus
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
morphology summary
Notes
Fungi is white in colour growing in bracket with no obvious shape. Margins are globular and pores are large and present on underside of cap. Producing basidium ranging from 5um to 12.5um in size. cap is dry, smooth and corky with no distinct smell and a delayed bitter flavour.