Pinkish Oysterling

Panellus ringens

Trunks of deciduous trees, dried-out spots. Late autumn, winter.

Fruiting bodies tiny. Cap 0.5-2.5 cm across, hoof-shaped, reddish-brown, brown, white-fibrous, the margin bent downwards, furrowed. Gills distant, pinkish, edges notched, with a violet tinge, converging to one point – the place of a rudimentary stem. Flesh pale, greyish, elastic, odourless, not bitter. Characteristic features: grows on trunks of deciduous trees, especially alders and willows. Appears in small groups, late in autumn and on warm winter days. Rare. Inedible.