Species details
Roundspored oysterling
Crepidotus cesatii
Inedible
Photo: Mgr. František ŠARŽÍK · CC BY 3.0 · Photo source · License
Description
A very small silky-white fan-shaped oysterling on wood that can only be reliably identified microscopically.
Identification features
Cap only about 8–20 mm wide, silky white, fan-shaped and laterally attached. Gills change from white to ochre or reddish-brown; stem is very short or absent.
Identification checklist
A photograph alone is insufficient. Reliable identification depends on microscopic characters, especially spore shape.
Detailed features
- Cap
- Cap only about 8–20 mm wide, silky white, fan-shaped and laterally attached.
- Hymenophore
- The gills change from white to ochre and reddish-brown; the stem is very short or absent.
- Stem
- Gills change from white to ochre or reddish-brown; stem is very short or absent.
Habitat
Grows in groups on hard wood of hardwoods and conifers, mainly in autumn.
Fruiting period
September, October, November
Ecology
- Substrate
- Wood
- Notes
- Grows in groups on hard wood of hardwoods and conifers, mainly in autumn.
How to separate similar species
Gobe.si explicitly states that reliable identification requires microscopy; FungiTrail should show low AI confidence.