Hairy Oysterling - Resupinatus trichotis
A small shell-like or conical cap attached at one edge to bark or dead wood. The cap is greyish or brownish, with a patch of blackish hairs on top; the gills are grey with paler edges.
Resupinatus applicatus does not have the blackish hairs
Good close up photos of the fungus on its substrate, and of the cap and the gills
Bark and rotten wood
Rare; the Southwood specimens are believed to be only the 2nd record for the Vice-County
Melinda Bell
Calke,Southwood
09 December 2025
conf. G Hall
Melinda Bell
Calke,Southwood
09 December 2025
approx 10mm across wood
Melinda Bell
Calke,Southwood
09 December 2025
Melinda Bell
Calke,Southwood
09 December 2025
cap diameter 4mm
Melinda Bell
Shepshed,Piper Wood
13 December 2025
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Species profile
- Common names
- Hairy Oysterling
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Tricholomataceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 09/12/2025 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 13/12/2025 (Bell, Melinda)
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