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Flat Oysterling

Crepidotus applanatus

Photo by PucaK
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33.6898, -82.8859

Field Notes

Description:

Cap shell-shaped ca. 1-1.25 inches wide; velvet surface. Gills white.
Spore print light brown. Spores ca. 4-6µ; globose.

Habitat:

Growing alone, not clustered, on a hardwood log in shade on floodplain above creek.

Notes:

Similar to, but slightly smaller than, the oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus); has a brown spore print compared with the white-pale lilac print of the oyster mushroom.

Reference Links:

Crepidotus applanatus (MushroomExpert.Com)

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PublishedMay 30, 2016

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