Cap |
Initially very pale, the kidney-shaped caps
turn ochre-brown with age. Faint striations are sometimes visible
towards the margin of the cap, and tiny scales give the surface a rough
but rubbery feel.
The cap flesh is white, very watery and easily broken. |
Gills |
The pale brown gills fan out from the
attachment point; they are soft and gelatinous.
As the fruit body ages, the spores mature and the gills turn rusty
brown from the centre. |
Stipe |
Usually there is no visible stipe; the
attachment to the substrate is at one edge of the cap; from that point
the gills radiate. |
Spore print |
Snuff brown. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. |
Habitat |
On stumps, dead trunks and fallen branches
of deciduous trees. |
Season |
Late summer and autumn |
Occurrence |
Infrequent. |
Similar species |
- Crepidotus variabilis is much smaller and paler, with buff gills.
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