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Crepidotus applanatus
Cap shell-shaped ca. 1-1.25 inches wide; velvet surface. Gills white. Spore print light brown. Spores ca. 4-6µ; globose.
Growing alone, not clustered, on a hardwood log in shade on floodplain above creek.
Similar to, but slightly smaller than, the oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus); has a brown spore print compared with the white-pale lilac print of the oyster mushroom.
Spotted on May 26, 2016
Submitted on May 30, 2016
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