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Crepidotus variabilis
Crepidotus variabilis is a tiny, kidney-shaped fungus that appears on dead twigs of broad-leaved trees in autumn and winter. The attachment is virtually always sessile (having no stem). The cap is initially white, turning creamy-ochre with age. The fruitbody is nearly always laterally attached to its substrate - usually small twigs - via its cap, rather than with a stipe. Typically 0.5 to 2cm in diameter and often slightly lobed. The gills, which radiate from the point of attachment, are moderately crowded. White at first, they gradually turn yellow-brown or buff. Almost invariably it has no stipe at all. Season autumn to early winter. Common. Not edible.
On twigs in deciduous and mixed woodland and at the base of hedgerows.
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 400. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired.
Spotted on Nov 19, 2012
Submitted on Dec 18, 2012
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