Species details
Tiger sawgill
Lentinus tigrinus
Inedible
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Description
A whitish funnel-shaped wood fungus with a characteristic pattern of dark-brown scales and tough flesh; inedible.
Identification features
The cap is 4–10 cm wide, whitish, later funnel-shaped and covered with dark-brown appressed scales. Gills are crowded, decurrent and saw-edged.
Identification checklist
Check the white funnel-shaped cap with distinct dark scales, decurrent saw-edged gills and growth on hardwood.
How to separate similar species
Neolentinus lepideus is larger, usually grows on conifer wood and may smell of anise.
Habitat
Grows on trunks and stumps of broadleaved trees, especially willow, elm and poplar, from spring to late autumn.
Fruiting period
May, June, July, August, September, October, November