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Oudemansiella mucida
The caps of this lovely mushroom are rounded and tend to remain broadly domed rather than completely flat as the fruiting bodies mature. The caps can grow 2 to 8 cm in diameter are semi-transparent and white. The gills show through the thin cap flesh, giving the margin a striate appearance. A mucous slime covers the cap during wet weather. The gills of the Porcelain fungus are translucent white at first, sometimes developing an ochre tint as the fruiting body ages, adnate, broad and very distant. The stems are 3 to 7 mm in diameter, up to 8 cm long, and often curved so as to bring the cap to the horizontal in situations where large tufts of Porcelain fungi are attached to a small area of the host. The stems are slender, with a substantial stem ring. Above the ring the stem is white, below the ring it is slightly striate and greyish.
Oudemansiella mucida occurs throughout northern Europe, but in southern Europe where beech is not found the Porcelain fungus is also absent. It is saprobic on stumps, trunks and branches of dead beech trees and also weakly parasitic upon living beech trees, often very high up.
Spotted on dead beech (Fagus sylvatica) branch in a broadleaf forest in National Park De Hoge Veluwe, Holland. (sources:see reference)
Spotted on Sep 8, 2014
Submitted on Sep 8, 2014
16 Comments
Six, very pretty photos....
Thank you, Mark.
Very nice job Jae.
@Fyn Thank you for the nomination, it's an honor.
@Maria Dank je wel :)
Heel mooi!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
I agree, venusflytrap2000 :)
Mother Nature is the best.
a beauty
Thank you, Ihankin.
Great news and I've sent you an email.
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Thanks, Ashley.
Great photo, Jae!
Thank you, António.
Beautiful series Jae,congrats and thanks for sharing
Thank you, Maria.
Very nice series!