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Panellus stipticus
Peachy-cream coloured fan shaped caps growing in tiers or overlapping clusters. The fruiting bodies were attached to the wood by short sturdy stipes. The younger caps had slightly inrolled margins and the more mature ones showed minute scalloping of the margins. Tops showed concentric zones.
Gills were close and dense fanning out to the margins with cross-veins between them.
Growing on a damp moss ocvered tree stump,possibly myrtle beech- cooltemperate rainforest.
This species is common in the temperate forests of the northern hemisphere but is also found in Australia and Asia, where it has been used in traditional medicine.
Fruiting bodies are bioluminescent. It is reported that slugs feast on them and are some of the creatures responsible for dispersal of spores.
Family: Mycenaceae
Spotted on Jun 15, 2020
Submitted on Jul 1, 2020
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