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Oudemansiella mucida

 

Oudemansiella mucida, the Porcelain Mushroom is specific to beech wood. It appears in autumn on dead trunks and on fallen branches, and occasionally it also grows on living trees.

Porcelain mushroom Provided that the skin is peeled from the caps, these mushrooms are edible. Only larger caps are worth collecting, however, because the flesh is quite thin.

The Porcelain Mushroom, Oudemansiella mucida, is sometimes referred to as the Poached Egg fungus - a reference to the white of the egg rather than the yolk, of course!


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