Species details

Roundspored oysterling

Crepidotus cesatii

Inedible
Roundspored oysterling – Crepidotus cesatii

Photo: Matej Frančeškin · CC BY 4.0 · 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.

How to separate similar species

Gobe.si explicitly states that reliable identification requires microscopy; FungiTrail should show low AI confidence.

Habitat

Grows in groups on hard wood of hardwoods and conifers, mainly in autumn.

Fruiting period

September, October, November

Similar species

Extended-description sources