Crepidotus mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Crepidotaceae
Genus: Crepidotus
Species:
C. mollis
Binomial name
Crepidotus mollis
(Schaeff.) Staude

Crepidotus mollis, commonly known as the peeling oysterling, soft slipper, jelly crep, or flabby crepidotus,[1] is a species of mushroom. It's edibility is unknown,[1] but it is probably inedible and possibly poisonous.[2]

Description

The cap is 1–5 cm wide and kidney shaped.[3] The cap is white when it is young and when it gets older, it turns ochre. The flesh of the cap is white and flabby,[4] and can be broken easily. It has brown fibrils and scales which wear away, leaving a smooth surface.[3] The upper layer of the cap is elastic and can be stretched slightly at the margin.[5] The gills are pale brown and soft.[6] The spores are elliptical and smooth,[7] producing a brown spore print.[6] The stalk is rudimentary or lacking.[5] Crepidotus crocophyllus looks similar to this species[4] and is sometimes confused with it.[7] The species resemble a globe in moist weather.[8] The species has a relative large size compared to other species in the genus Crepidotus.[9] The fungus Hypomyces tremellicola is a parasite that deforms this species' cap.[10]

The species is reportedly inedible,[11] and too small to consider worthwhile.[7] Since very little is known about the edibility of the mushrooms in the genus Crepidotus, none should be eaten.[12]

Similar species

Similar species include Crepidotus applanatus, C. crocophyllus, and Pleurotus ostreatus.[3]

Habitat

The species grows in groups or overlapping tiers on hardwood.[4] The hardwood includes tree trunks, fallen branches, and sawdust. Rarely, the species grows on coniferous trees.[12] The species is widely distributed and very common.[4] The months that the species can commonly be found in are from July to September.[13] The species can be found in temperate zones of North America, South America, and The British Isles. It can also be found in Europe during spring, summer, and autumn.[14]

Crepidotus mollis
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is brown to yellow-brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown or inedible

References

  1. 1 2 Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  2. ↑ "Crepidotus mollis, Peeling Oysterling, identification". first-nature.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  3. 1 2 3 Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi. 406: Ten Speed Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5. Crepidotus mollis.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. 1 2 C. Roody, William (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians. University Press of Kentucky. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-8131-9039-6.
  6. 1 2 "Crepidotus mollis". First Nature. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  7. 1 2 3 Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
  8. ↑ Sayer Moffatt, Will (1909). The higher Fungi of the Chicago region. The Academy. pp. 87. Crepidotus mollis.
  9. ↑ Gibson, Ian. "CREPIDOTUS in the Pacific Northwest". South Vancouver Island Mycological Society. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  10. ↑ Authors, Multiple (2008). Mushrooms and other fungi of the midcontinental United States. University of Iowa Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-58729-627-7.
  11. ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. pp. 242–43. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  12. 1 2 Pacioni, Giovanni; Lincoff, Gary (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to mushrooms. Simon and Schuster. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-671-42849-5.
  13. ↑ Authors, Multiple (1997). Mushrooms of northeastern North America. Syracuse University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8156-0388-7.
  14. ↑ "The North American Species of Crepidotus". MykoWeb. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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