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Oudemansiella mucida
Species of basidiomycete fungus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oudemansiella mucida, commonly known as porcelain fungus, is a basidiomycete fungus of the family Physalacriaceae and native to Europe.[2]
Quick Facts Oudemansiella mucida, Scientific classification ...
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Physalacriaceae |
Genus: | Oudemansiella |
Species: | O. mucida |
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Quick Facts Oudemansiella MucidaMycological characteristics ...
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() ![]() | Cap is umbonate or convex |
![]() | Hymenium is adnexed |
![]() | Stipe has a ring |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is edible |
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O. mucida is a white, slimy wood-rot fungus and is strongly tied to rotting beech, where it grows in clusters. It is in season late summer to late autumn, and tiny fungi can then sometimes be seen parachuting from high branches, when they are dislodged by the wind on breezy days.