Crepidotus cesatii

Description

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.

Similar Species

There are other Crepidotus species that look identical and which can only be separated microscopically.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On twigs and branches, usually from deciduous trees.

When to see it

Autumn to winter.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Roundspored Oysterling
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Inocybaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
9
First record:
02/11/2011 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
06/11/2022 (Bell, Melinda)

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