Aniseed Cockleshell Lentinellus cochleatus (Pers.) P. Karst. (illustrated 50% life size) Cap 2–6cm across, irregularly funnel-shaped; flesh-colour to reddish-brown. Stem 20–50×8–15mm, central or lateral, often rooting; reddish-brown, darkening towards the base. Flesh pinkish; tough; taste mild, smell of aniseed. Gills decurrent; pale flesh-coloured. Spores 4.5–5×3.5–4¼, subglobose; amyloid. Spore print white. Habitat tufted on stumps of deciduous trees; late summer to late autumn. Occasional. Edible.
