Species details
Crimped gill
Plicaturopsis crispa
Inedible
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Description
A small fan-shaped wood fungus growing shingle-like in groups; the underside has characteristic wavy, cross-connected veins.
Identification features
Individual caps are about 1–2 cm wide, fan- to shell-shaped, ochre to reddish-brown and finely hairy. The fertile surface is whitish to grey-ochre and strongly vein-folded.
Identification checklist
Check the small shingled fans and the underside with wavy veins connected crosswise.
Habitat
Grows mainly on dead branches and trunks of beech, hazel and alder; present year-round, most conspicuous in autumn and early winter.
Fruiting period
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Ecology
- Host trees
- Beech (Fagus), Hazel (Corylus), Alder (Alnus)
- Notes
- Grows mainly on dead branches and trunks of beech, hazel and alder; present year-round, most conspicuous in autumn and early winter.
How to separate similar species
Stereum species have a smooth fertile surface, while Schizophyllum commune has true split gills.
Similar species
- Stereum species
- Split gill (Schizophyllum commune)
- Plicaturopsis species