Lentinus crinitis (Fr.) Fr. Cap 1-4cm across, funnel-shaped or with a deeply depressed center and a somewhat wavy margin; yellowish brown to dark reddish brown; covered with dense, stiff brown hairs. Gills decurrent, very crowded, narrow; whitish to slightly yellowish. Stem 10-40 x 2-6mm, slightly expanded at base and apex, sometimes a little twisted; similar color to cap or paler; white cottony-scurfy with a few tiny dark hairs at the base. Flesh thin, tough; whitish. Spores narrow, cylindric, 5.5-7 x 1.8-2.7µ. Deposit white. Habitat scattered or in groups on dead wood. Frequent. Found in Europe and along the Gulf of Mexico. Season July-August. Not edible although Brazilian Indians are reported to eat it boiled.