Panellus serotinus (Schrad. ex Fr.) Kühn. syn. Pleurotus serotinus (Schrad. ex Fr.) Kummer Gelbstieliger Zwergknäueling Olive Oysterling. Cap 3–7(15)cm across, kidney-shaped, ochre to olive-green, tacky in wet weather. Stem 10–25 x 8–15mm, lateral or rudimentary, yellowish covered in minute brownish scurfy scales. Flesh white with a gelatinous layer below the cap cuticle. Gills pale yellow to orange-yellow, fading with age. Pleuro- and cheilocystidia thin-walled, vesiculose-clavate, with yellowish contents. Spore print white. Spores curved cylindrical, amyloid 4–5.5 x 1–2um. Habitat on fallen trunks and branches. Season autumn to early winter. Uncommon. Edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |