Calocera pallidospathulata

21 June 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin

Species

Fruiting Body

Small yellow translucent spatula shaped growths, with a smooth surface, to about 1cm high

Flesh

Yellow, gelatinous

Smell

Indistinct

Taste

Indistinct

Season

Early Autumn to early Winter

Distribution

Frequent

Habitat

On dead wood

Microscopic Features

Spores sausage shaped, 1-3 septa, smooth (10-15) x (3,5-4) µm²

Edibility

Inedible

Notes

Often confused with the less common Calocera glossoides which has slightly larger spores