28/Feb/2024, 3:01 PM
Mäe trepp, Kadriorg, Tallinn, Estonia
On trunk of old alder (Alnus sp.), very wet region
59.452408° N, 24.812044° E
🔆 Severe overcast, heavy mist with mild rain
Original Instagram postPlicaturopsis crispa
Crimped gill
- Scientific identification
- Plicaturopsis crispa (Pers.) D.A.Reid
- Family
- Amylocorticiaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Plicaturopsis
Names across languages
- English: Crimped gill
- German: Krauser Adernzähling
- Finnish: Vinopoimukka
- Russian: Пликатуропсис курчавый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-02-28.
Hymenium
Lamellae (gills) are deeply wrinkled or folded, giving them a distinctive 'crisped' appearance.
Description
Convex to flat, often with a depressed center, and smooth to slightly wrinkled surface. Cap color ranges from pale to dark brown.
Hymenium Attachment
Adnate to slightly decurrent.
Stipe
Central or slightly off-center, cylindrical, and often with a tapering base. Stipe surface is smooth and colored similar to the cap.
Spore print
Spore print is white.
Ecology
Saprobic, initiating wood decay. Typically found on decaying wood, particularly in forests.
Edibility
Considered inedible due to its tough and leathery texture.
Fruit body
Cap diameter ranges from 3-10 cm, while the stipe can be 4-12 cm tall and 0.5-1 cm thick.
Microscopy
Spores are elliptical to spindle-shaped, smooth, 5-7 x 3-4 µm.
Odour
Not distinctive.
Overview
Recognized by its crisped or wrinkled gills, which give the mushroom a unique appearance. It primarily grows on decaying wood, contributing to the decomposition process in forest ecosystems.
1964). Persoonia 3(1): 150.
Field encounters
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