| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | HYPOCREA PULVINATA |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | OCHRE CUSHION |
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| Fig 1 |
| FRUIT BODY | 0.5 -6cm wide (per patch). An encrusting resupinate fungus that starts of white, turns creamy to bright yellow and finally becomes brown with age. The surface is uneven and slightly warted. |
| GILLS/PORES | N/A |
| FLESH | Thin, starting soft becoming tougher. |
| SPORES | Hyaline, broadly ellipsoid, uniseriate with 16 in each ascus. |
| HABITAT | Usually on the underside of old Piptoporus brackets. |
| SEASON | Frequent. Throughout the year. |
| EDIBILITY | Inedible. r |