Basidioradulum radula - Toothed Crust

Taxonomy

Phylum: Basidiomycota

Class: Agaricomycetes

Order: Hymenochaetales

Neat round fruitbodies of this pale resupinate crust fungus grow and meet to form irregular patches, sometimes covering almost the entire surface of a fallen branch.

This crust fungus consumes dead deciduous hardwood, and it is only an occasional find in most parts of Britain and Ireland.

Toothed Crust is one of the waxy crust fungi that can revive after desiccation.

Common synonyms: Hyphoderma radula; Radulum radula

Identification Guide

Fruitbody	Patches are rounded at first, ochraceous yellow with creamy-white margins, merging to cover large area; surface wholly or mainly resupinate; fertile surface covered in blunt teeth.
Spores	White.
Odour/taste	Not distinctive.
Habitat	On dead hardwood, maily fallen branches and felled trunks.
Season	Fruiting in late summer, autumn and early winter.
Occurrence	Uncommon.
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