Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Conifer Mazegill
Gloeophyllum sepiarium, Conifer Mazegill, is a saprophyte on dead coniferous wood. Common in woodyards and wood garden planters.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Gloeophyllum sepiarium, Conifer Mazegill. This is a small bracket fungus on an old, planted whisky barrel. Redmire. November.
Slide 2: Gloeophyllum sepiarium, Conifer Mazegill. This is a small bracket fungus on an old, planted whisky barrel. Redmire, showing undulations in thallus. November.
Slide 3: Gloeophyllum sepiarium, Conifer Mazegill. Rhizines that penetrate the rotting wood. Photographed at x400, brightfield illumination. Redmire. November.
Slide 4: Gloeophyllum sepiarium, Conifer Mazegill. Section through thallus and wood. Redmire. November.