Species details
Flat oysterling
Crepidotus applanatus
Inedible
Photo: Walt Sturgeon (Mycowalt) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source · License
_P._Kumm_229055.jpg){kind=link}
Description
A small ochre-brown oyster-shaped fungus with a flattened, laterally attached cap, often growing in overlapping tiers.
Identification features
The cap is semicircular, initially convex and later flattened to depressed, soft and ochre-brown. Gills radiate from the attachment point and darken with age. The stem is absent or rudimentary.
Identification checklist
Look for a small flattened, laterally attached ochre-brown cap without a true stem and radially arranged gills.
Detailed features
- Cap
- The cap is semicircular, initially convex and later flattened to depressed, soft and ochre-brown.
- Hymenophore
- Gills radiate from the attachment point and darken with age.
- Stem
- The stem is absent or rudimentary.
Habitat
Grows on wood, often in groups and overlapping tiers; according to gobe.si, often on conifer wood.
Fruiting period
August, September, October
Ecology
- Substrate
- Wood
- Notes
- Grows on wood, often in groups and overlapping tiers; according to gobe.si, often on conifer wood.
How to separate similar species
Several Crepidotus species look similar. Microscopic characters and substrate are often important for reliable identification.