Crepidotus variabilis
| Crepidotus variabilis | |
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| File:Crepidotus spec. - Lindsey 4b.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Crepidotaceae |
| Genus: | Crepidotus |
| Species: | C. variabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Crepidotus variabilis (Pers.) P. Kumm. 1871[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus albidus Balb., (1804) | |
| Crepidotus variabilis | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| File:Gills icon.png | Gills on hymenium |
| File:Convex cap icon.svg | Cap is convex |
| File:Free gills icon2.svg | Hymenium is free |
| File:NA cap icon.svg | Lacks a stipe |
| Spore print is buff to pink | |
| File:Saprotrophic fungus.svg | Ecology is saprotrophic |
| File:Mycomorphbox Question.png | Edibility is unknown |
Crepidotus variabilis is a species of saprophytic fungi in the family Crepidotaceae. It is commonly known as a variable oysterling in the United Kingdom and is seen there in autumn.[2] May occur solitary, but more often in small scattered groups from summer to autumn on twigs and other woody debris of broad-leaved trees. Very common but often confused with Crepidotus cesatii.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]- Cap: The cap (pileus) of C. variabilis is generally about 0.5 to 2 cm in diameter is white and emerges kidney shaped soon becoming irregular and wavy forming patches of overlapping fruit bodies. The surface is very finely downy to velvety with a more or less smooth margin.[2][3]
- Gills: On the underside, the gills (lamellae) appear somewhat fringed and are classified as free with no stipe to connect to. The colour of the gills depends on maturity ranging from off-white when young to ochraceous flesh-coloured as the spores mature.[2]
- Spores: The spore print is pinkish-buff, reflecting the colour of the gills. The ellipsoid-shaped basidiospore of C. variabilis are 5-7 by 3–3.5 μm in size.[2]
- Absent features: No stipe (stem) or annulus (ring).
References
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