SCIENTIFIC NAME: PANELLUS STIPTICUS
VERNACULAR NAME: LUMINESCENT PANELLUS

Fig 1
FRUIT BODY 1-3cm wide.  Kidney-shaped to irregularly rounded with a tan woolly cap surface and an inrolled margin that becomes less so with age. Becomes wrinkled and paler.
STIPE Lateral, pale tan and slightly velvety. Abruptly stops where it meets the gills.
GILLS/PORES Gills are pale tan, close and forked and have luminescent properties.
FLESH Whitish to tan with a bitter taste but no distinct odour. Tough.
SPORES White, elliptical.
HABITAT On the trunks of various deciduous trees.
SEASON Uncommon. All year round.
EDIBILITY Inedible. r  

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