Variable Oysterling

All Fungi in Western ghats find dried... Since August we able locate fresh.....

Ah - okay...you're the expert.

no fairy tales, no mushroom with gills grows upside down (what purpose would have the gills when they couldn't release their spores because they don't fall out of the gills). that have i and clive already tried to explain it to you. your crepidotus-branch was flipped over. and then i think the o. mucida you saw without stem were no oudemansiella!!

Hm, I've seen O. mucida with not much visible stem, growing similar on beeches like this one. As for the Crepidotus - they usually grow gilled side up and the stem cuts/pushes a notch in the cap's edge, giving it a oyster-like shape. This is missing with this specimen above. Looking at the gills, both geni appear to match. I just threw Oudemansiella in, in case the Crepidotus genus will turn into no result.

when you see a stem/stalk can you suggest oudemansiella, but this one has obviously none. (and please no stereum) !! :)

What about Oudemansiella genus?

thx ashish, even if i not completly sure how you meant it, but from you came never bad words- therefore THX :) how is your fungi-quest doing !!

Hi Alex.. no need to tell everyone why we trust you for Fungi... :)

no leuba no problem i definitly make aslo mistakes, I see it as opportunity to learn more. :)

leuba-->how could i forget the genus crepidotus--> shame on me!! i think you are on the right direction

Great stuff... lot to learn here...

leuba --- go in the direction of the genus "pleurotes " (oyster). argybee thats mycelium, but not escaping, better said advancing. This mycelium has it good (nutritons/location) , thats why it want to spead further, than just the base as it usual does.

That's a fascinating fungus. I wonder what the fuzzy stuff is. Escaping mycelia?!

Nice pics, but I have no idea what it is :)

Nice series of pictures, Leuba