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Pleurotus lignatilis.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Mehlweisser Seitling
Pleurotus lignatilis Mushroom
Ref No: 8742
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Pleurotus lignatilis2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8743
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Funnel shaped
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood

Pleurotus lignatilis (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer Mehlweisser Seitling. Cap 1.5–5cm across, slightly depressed, creamy white. Stem 5–20 x 4–8mm, central or slightly excentric, whitish discolouring ochraceous. Flesh white. Gills crowded, white then ochraceous-cream. Spore print white. Spores oval, 4.5 x 2.5um. Habitat on dead deciduous wood, especially inside the hollow trunks of beech and elm. Season autumn. Uncommon. Edibility unknown -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe.

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