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Variable Oysterling

Crepidotus variabilis

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Field Notes

Description:

ungus colour: White to cream
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass)
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows on wood, Grows on plant material/manure

Crepidotus variabilis (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. Claudopus variabilis (Pers. ex Fr.) Gillet Gemeines Stummelfüsschen Crépidote variable Variable Oysterling. Cap 0.5–2cm across, kidney-shaped, white and felty-hairy, often lobed. Stem absent or rudimentary. Gills whitish at first becoming ochraceous flesh-coloured. Spore print clay-pink. Spores elliptic, minutely spiny-warty, 5–7 x 3–3.5um

Habitat:

Habitat on fallen twigs, old straw, dead grass or other vegetable debris. Season autumn to early winter. Common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

Notes:

Spotted in river Homem félinhos beach,in a little branch of a oak tree

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Comments (3)

Thanks Yuko,i think i can find the id latter and if i did it i'll post you
Nice spotting! I have a spotting similar to yours. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16200318 I hope some fingi experts can help us with ID!

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