Panellus stypticus (Bull. ex Fr.) Karst. syn. Panus stipticus (Bull. ex Fr.) Eichen Zwergknäueling Pane stiptique Bitter Oysterling. Note stypticus is also spelt stipticus by some authors. Cap 1–3cm across, kidney-shaped, pale ochre-brown to cinnamon, minutely scurfy. Stem 5–20 x 2–5mm, lateral, tapering towards the base, concolorous with cap or paler. Flesh whitish to pale yellowish. Taste bitter. Gills pale cinnamon. Spore print white. Spores elliptic, amyloid, 3–6 x 2–3um. Habitat often in crowded tiers on dead branches or stumps, especially of oak. Season all year. Uncommon. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. Note the spelling of stipticus