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

synonyms: Flaumiges Stummelfüsschen, Yellowing Oysterling
Crepidotus luteolus Mushroom
Ref No: 7618
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow
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 luteolus (Lamb.) Sacc. syn. C. pubescens Bres. s. Lange syn. Claudopus terricola (Britz.) Sacc. Flaumiges Stummelfüsschen Yellowing Oysterling. Cap 1–2.5cm across, kidney-shaped, sulphur-yellow at first becoming white; stem absent or rudimentary, at first sulphur-yellow becoming white. Gills white at first then flesh-coloured or more rusty. Spore print clay-pink. Spores brown, narrowly elliptic, 7.5–10(11) x 3.5–5um. Habitat on twigs of deciduous trees, often ash. Season autumn. Uncommon. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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