Crimped Gill - Plicatura crispa

From above, this species is quite similar in appearance to Turkey Tail fungi.  The tough upper surfaces are orangey, varying to tawny brown in colour, and demarcated to form zones of different colours and tending towards white at the edges. Although on the underside these fungi appear to be gilled, these are not true gills but branching ridges in the hymenium that look much like gills.

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They grow in dense overlapping tiers on dead stumps and branches.

All year round, especially in late winter and spring.

Previously scarce in Britain outside of Scotland, its British range has increased dramatically this century, especially since 2010.

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.