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Bitter oyster
Panellus stipticus
50.8032, 4.6528
Field Notes
Description:
These mushrooms develop into fan- or kidney-shaped caps that measure up to 3 cm (1.2 in) broad. The caps are orange-yellow to brownish, and attached to the decaying wood by short stubby stalks that are connected off-center or on the side of the caps.
Habitat:
A common and widely distributed species, it is found in Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North America, where it grows in groups or dense overlapping clusters on the logs, stumps, and trunks of deciduous trees, especially beech, oak, and birch.
Notes:
Panellus stipticus is one of several dozen species of fungi that are bioluminescent.
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Panellus stipticus
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2012
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