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

Crepidotus crocophyllus Mushroom
Ref No: 7616
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown, 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 crocophyllus (Berk.) Sacc. Cap 0.5-1.5cm across, convex to kidney-shaped or fan-shaped; ochraceous brown; covered in minute appressed scales. Gills rather broad, crowded, rounded behind; yellow to ochre-orange. No stem. Flesh soft, thin. Spores subglobose, slightly roughened, pale ochre-yellow, 5.7-6 x 5.7-6µ. Deposit dull brown to cinnamon brown. Habitat on dead or decaying hardwood logs and stumps. Found widely distributed in North America. Season May possibly through to September. Edibility not known.

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