Rogers Mushrooms - Crepidotus variabilis Mushroom


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

synonyms: Crépidote variable, Gemeines Stummelfüsschen, Variable Oysterling

Ref No: 7623
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Ref No: 7624
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location: North America, Europe

edibility: Inedible

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


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