Kretzschmaria deusta

10 April 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin

Species

Synonyms

Ustulina deusta

Fruiting Body

Thin and mat like, loosely attached to the substrate, grey with white borders, blackening with age

Flesh

White

Smell

Indistinct

Taste

Indistinct

Season

All year

Distribution

Very common

Habitat

On living and dead wood from deciduous trees, favouring beech

Microscopic Features

Ascospores spindle shaped, smooth (28-34) x (7-10) µm²

Edibility

Inedible