Crepidotus mollis

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Crepidotus mollis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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. Its edibility is unknown, [1] but it is probably inedible and possibly poisonous. [2]

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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, [1] 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. [4] The gills are pale brown and soft. [5] The spores are elliptical and smooth, [6] producing a brown spore print. [5] The stalk is rudimentary or lacking. [4] Crepidotus crocophyllus looks similar to this species [1] and is sometimes confused with it. [6] The species resemble a globe in moist weather. [7] The species has a relative large size compared to other species in the genus Crepidotus. [8] The fungus Hypomyces tremellicola is a parasite that deforms this species' cap. [9]

The species is reportedly inedible, [10] and too small to consider worthwhile. [6] Since very little is known about the edibility of the mushrooms in the genus Crepidotus, none should be eaten. [11]

Similar species

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

Habitat

The species grows in groups or overlapping tiers on hardwood. [1] The hardwood includes tree trunks, fallen branches, and sawdust. Rarely, the species grows on coniferous trees. [11] The species is widely distributed and very common. [1] The species can commonly be found in temperate zones of North and South America and Europe, [12] from July to September in the northern hemisphere. [13]

Crepidotus mollis
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svgFlat cap icon.svg Cap is convex or flat
NA cap icon.svg Hymenium attachment is not applicable
NA cap icon.svgLacks a stipe
Transparent spore print icon.svg
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Spore print is brown to yellow-brown
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
Mycomorphbox Question.pngMycomorphbox Inedible.pngEdibility is unknown or inedible

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