Crepidotus mollis, commonly known as the peeling oysterling, soft slipper, jelly crep, or flabby crepidotus,[1] is a species of mushroom. Its edibility is unknown,[1] but it is probably inedible and possibly poisonous.[2]
| Crepidotus mollis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Crepidotaceae |
| Genus: | Crepidotus |
| Species: | C. mollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Crepidotus mollis (Schaeff.) Staude
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Description
editThe cap is 1–5 cm wide and kidney shaped.[3] The cap is white when it is young and when it gets older, it turns ochre. The flesh of the cap is white and flabby,[1] and can be broken easily. It has brown fibrils and scales which wear away, leaving a smooth surface.[3] The upper layer of the cap is elastic and can be stretched slightly at the margin.[4] The gills are pale brown and soft.[5] The spores are elliptical and smooth,[6] producing a brown spore print.[5] The stalk is rudimentary or lacking.[4] Crepidotus crocophyllus looks similar to this species[1] and is sometimes confused with it.[6] The species resemble a globe in moist weather.[7] The species has a relative large size compared to other species in the genus Crepidotus.[8] The fungus Hypomyces tremellicola is a parasite that deforms this species' cap.[9]
The species is reportedly inedible,[10] and too small to consider worthwhile.[6] Since very little is known about the edibility of the mushrooms in the genus Crepidotus, none should be eaten.[11]
Similar species
editSimilar species include Crepidotus applanatus, C. crocophyllus, and Pleurotus ostreatus.[3]
Habitat
editThe species grows in groups or overlapping tiers on hardwood.[1] The hardwood includes tree trunks, fallen branches, and sawdust. Rarely, the species grows on coniferous trees.[11] The species is widely distributed and very common.[1] The species can commonly be found in temperate zones of North and South America and Europe,[12] from July to September in the northern hemisphere.[13]
Crepidotus mollis | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
| | Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is brown to yellow-brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown or inedible |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi. Ten Speed Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
Crepidotus mollis.
- ^ "Crepidotus mollis, Peeling Oysterling, identification". first-nature.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ a b c Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ a b C. Roody, William (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians. University Press of Kentucky. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-8131-9039-6.
- ^ a b "Crepidotus mollis". First Nature. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ a b c Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ Sayer Moffatt, Will (1909). The higher Fungi of the Chicago region. The Academy. pp. 87.
Crepidotus mollis.
- ^ Gibson, Ian. "CREPIDOTUS in the Pacific Northwest". South Vancouver Island Mycological Society. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ Mushrooms and other fungi of the midcontinental United States. University of Iowa Press. 2008. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-58729-627-7.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. pp. 242–43. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ a b Pacioni, Giovanni; Lincoff, Gary (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to mushrooms. Simon and Schuster. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-671-42849-5.
- ^ "The North American Species of Crepidotus". MykoWeb. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ Mushrooms of northeastern North America. Syracuse University Press. 1997. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8156-0388-7.