| CAP |
4-15cm in diameter. Starting convex then becoming flattened or slightly depressed the kidney to shell -shaped fruiting bodies have smooth, pale to dark greyish-brown surfaces with inrolled margins. The margins become wavy with age. |
| STIPE |
Lateral, eccentric or rudimentary (occasionally absent) with a woolly base. |
| GILLS/PORES |
Gills are white becoming yellowish and are decurrent. |
| FLESH |
Thick with a distinct pleasant smell. |
| SPORES |
Lilac, sub-cylindric. |
| HABITAT |
In layered clusters on dead and living broadleaf trees. Sometimes very numerous. |
| SEASON |
Frequent. Autumn to early winter. |
| EDIBILITY |
Edible - one of the best. aaa |
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