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Lentinellus cochleatus

 
Shaped like a cornet with a notch taken out of one side, Lentinellus cochleatus is an occasional fungus that appears on hardwood stumps in autumn. It has a mild aniseed odour and flavour.

Identification guide

Cap

3 to 7 cm in diameter; a shell-shaped or sometimes funnel-shaped cap with a split down one side and the stipe offset from centre. 

Gills
Gills

 

Decurrent, crowded and very narrow with toothed edges; almost white, becoming pink and sometimes with inter-vein brown marks.

Stipe

Eccentric, tough and the same colour as the cap, becoming rusty brown at maturity.

Spore print

White.

Odour/taste

Sometimes not distinctive, but there is a commonly occurring form with an aniseed taste and smell.

Habitat

On or beside stumps; also beside woodland footpaths.

Season

August to November.

Occurrence

Frequent 

Similar species

  1. Could be confused with the Branched Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus cornucopiae, which is typically much larger and usually paler with gills that do not have toothed edges.
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