Olive Oysterling

Panellus serotinus

Wood of deciduous, rarely coniferous trees. Autumn, mild winter.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized. Cap 3-10 cm across, sometimes larger, fleshy, elastic, yellowish-green, bluish-green on a yellow background, velvety, felty, margins bent downwards. Gills crowded, adnate, yellow, ochre. Stem short, thick, 1-2x2 cm, with brownish scales, dotted, hairy, yellow. Flesh spongy, himpri, pale, without a particular smell or taste. Characteristic features: fleshy, greenish-yellow fruiting bodies, elastic, irregularly shell-shaped, the gill edge notched. Grows a few fruiting bodies together. Common. Edible, of low value, not recommended for eating.