Tapinella panuoides

oyster rollrim

Scientific identification: Tapinella panuoides (Fr.) E.-J.Gilbert
Family: Tapinellaceae
Class: Agaricomycetes
Genus: Tapinella

Names across languages

English: oyster rollrim
German: Holzkrempling
Finnish: Vinokaspulkkosieni
Estonian: Lehvikvahelik
Russian: Тапинелла панусовидная

The scientific profile

From the latest record: 2024-10-06.

Hymenium

Gills, thick, irregularly spaced, pale yellow to tan, darkening to ochre-brown as the fungus ages

Cap

Fan-shaped to semicircular, velvety to smooth, pale yellowish-brown to dark brown, often wavy and irregular at the margin, surface becomes dry and cracked with age

Hymenium Attachment

Decurrent

Stipe

Often absent, when present, short and off-center, blending into the cap, pale brown to ochre

Spore print

Spore print brown

Ecology

Saprobic, typically growing on decaying wood, especially on coniferous logs, stumps, and wood piles, late summer to autumn

Edibility

Inedible, known to cause digestive discomfort if consumed

Description

Characterises first enzymes in atromentin biosynthesis

Fruit body

Fruit body medium-sized, stipe up to 1–2 cm long

Dimensions

Cap 10–20 cm in diameter

Odour

Odour mild, mushroomy

Microscopy

Spores elliptical, smooth, 6–8 x 3–5 µm, basidia 4-spored

Overview

Large, fan-shaped mushroom with velvety, brownish cap and irregular gills

1931). Les Livres Du Mycologue Tome I-IV, Tom. III: Les Bolets: 68.

https://www.gbif.org/species/5244293

Field encounters

06/Oct/24, 3:22 PM

Raudoja, Harjumaa, Estonia

Coniferous (spruce-pine) forest, on decaying hardwood

59°22'44.8"N 25°29'07.0"E

🔆 Occasional sun, open spot

Original Instagram post

Source hashtags

#sonyalpha #tapinella #tapinellapanuoides #oysterrollrim #fanpax #lehvikvahelik #vahelik #holzkrempling #vinokaspulkkosieni #mushroomphoto #fungiphoto #fungimacro #naturephotography #seenefotod #pilzefotografieren #фотогрибов #sieniäkuvia #forestwalk #mycology #fungistudy #mushroomhunt #mushroom #fungi #estonianfungi #woodfungi #seened #pilze #champignon

Back to the collection · Photography and field notes by @fungarium.info