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Neolentinus cyathiformis

cup-shaped sawgill

Neolentinus cyathiformis — 2023-05-03
Scientific identification
Neolentinus cyathiformis (Schaeff.) Della Magg. & Trassin.
Family
Gloeophyllaceae
Class
Agaricomycetes
Genus
Neolentinus

Names across languages

  • English: cup-shaped sawgill
  • German: Becherförmig sägeblättling
  • Estonian: Tassikujuline hammaslehik
  • Russian: Пилолистник бокаловидный

The scientific profile

From the latest record: 2023-05-03.

Hymenium

gills on hymenium, decurrent, crowded, white to pale yellow

Cap

cap is funnel-shaped with an incurved margin, grayish-brown to dark brown, scaly or fibrillose

Hymenium

hymenium is lamellar

Stipe

stipe is central, cylindrical, sometimes curved, white to pale grayish-brown, scaly or fibrillose

Spore print

spore print is brown

Ecology

ecology is saprotrophic

Edibility

edibility: edible, but caution is advised due to similarity to poisonous species

Fruit body

fruit body to 5-15 cm tall

Dimensions

cap to 4-12 cm

Overview

Neolentinus cyathiformis, also known as the "Goblet Lentinus," has a distinct funnel-shaped cap with a scaly or fibrillose surface. The species is typically found on decaying wood, especially conifers, and is more commonly encountered in North America.

Published in: Della Magg. & Trassin. In: Index Fungorum 171: 1. (2014).

Field encounters

5/03/23, 11:21 PM

Vienna - Am Mühlwasser, Danube-Auen National Park, Austria

Deciduous forest (birch, poplar, oak, alder), dead wood stump

N 48° 11' 32.3" (48.192318), E 16° 28' 16.7" (16.471301)

🔆 Partial overcast with sun, full forest shade

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