Roundspored Oysterling - Crepidotus cesatii
Kidney shaped or shell shaped, surface smooth to finely downy, lobed, margin often notched, whitish to pale brown, to about 20mm across, but often less. Gills fairly distant, whitish then pinkish brown.
other Crepidotus
Identification is very difficult, requiring microscopic examination. If you have not done this or if the specimen has not been examined by an expert, please submit your record as genus only (Crepidotus).
On twigs and branches, usually from deciduous trees.
Autumn to winter.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/crepidotus-cesatii.php
Formerly placed in the Inocybaceae.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Roundspored Oysterling
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Crepidotaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 02/11/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 06/11/2022 (Bell, Melinda)
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