Species details
Variable oysterling
Crepidotus variabilis
Inedible
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Description
A small white to brownish shell-shaped fungus attached laterally to thin dead branches.
Identification features
Cap up to about 3 cm wide, initially white and finely felted, later brownish and shell-shaped. Gills begin white, then turn pinkish to cinnamon-brown.
Identification checklist
Check the very small shell-shaped cap on a thin branch, almost absent stem and gills that brown with age.
Detailed features
- Cap
- The cap is up to about 3 cm wide, initially white and finely felted, later browning and becoming shell-shaped.
- Hymenophore
- The gills are initially white, later pink to cinnamon-brown.
Habitat
Grows on dead twigs and small hardwood debris, mainly from summer to autumn.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October, November
Ecology
- Substrate
- Wood
- Notes
- Grows on dead twigs and small hardwood debris, mainly from summer to autumn.
How to separate similar species
Crepidotus mollis is larger and has a characteristic gelatinous layer beneath the peelable cap skin.