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Crepidotus applanatus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Flat Oysterling, Kurstieliges Stummelfüsschen
Crepidotus applanatus 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7614
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Crepidotus applanatus Mushroom
Ref No: 7615
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige
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

Crepidotus applanatus (Pers. ex Pers.) Kummer. Kurstieliges Stummelfüsschen Flat Oysterling. Cap 1-4cm across, shell-shaped to petal-like; white to pale buff; smooth, margin striate when wet. Gills radiating from where the cap joins the wood on which it grows, crowded; white to pale brown. No stem. Flesh thin; white. Odor not distinctive. Taste mild. Spores globose, minutely spiny, 4-5.5 x 4-5.5µ. Deposit brown. Habitat in clusters on dead deciduous wood. Common. Found throughout most of North America and Europe. Season July-October. Not edible.

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