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Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus) Habitat: Growing on a rotting log at the base of a ridge (in a ditch) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gills: White to cream, scalloped to serrate, decurrent, crowded.<br /> <br /> Stipe: Centrally located, cream to white tapering to dark (cinnamon) brown at base, covered in raised scales<br /> <br /> Pileus: Cream to white with flattened, dark (cinnamon) brown scales, convex (some specimens slightly depressed centrally). Very rubbery, thick, and difficult to cut.<br /> <br /> Spore print: white.<br /> <br /> Odor: Strongly sweet (could smell it in my bag on the way home)!<br /> <br /> Flavor: Indistinct to slightly sweet.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64573/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html" title="Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64573_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=tV8geMUK9PMVx%2BdfYM14bZkqRqE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus) Habitat: Growing on a rotting log at the base of a ridge (in a ditch) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gills: White to cream, scalloped to serrate, decurrent, crowded.<br /> <br /> Stipe: Centrally located, cream to white tapering to dark (cinnamon) brown at base, covered in raised scales<br /> <br /> Pileus: Cream to white with flattened, dark (cinnamon) brown scales, convex (some specimens slightly depressed centrally). Very rubbery, thick, and difficult to cut.<br /> <br /> Spore print: white.<br /> <br /> Odor: Strongly sweet (could smell it in my bag on the way home)!<br /> <br /> Flavor: Indistinct to slightly sweet.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64572/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64574/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html Geotagged,Neolentinus lepideus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64574/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html" title="Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64574_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=5tgbGX11OulUNMtim2DMVGoRGu8%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus) Habitat: Growing on a rotting log at the base of a ridge (in a ditch) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gills: White to cream, scalloped to serrate, decurrent, crowded.<br /> <br /> Stipe: Centrally located, cream to white tapering to dark (cinnamon) brown at base, covered in raised scales<br /> <br /> Pileus: Cream to white with flattened, dark (cinnamon) brown scales, convex (some specimens slightly depressed centrally). Very rubbery, thick, and difficult to cut.<br /> <br /> Spore print: white.<br /> <br /> Odor: Strongly sweet (could smell it in my bag on the way home)!<br /> <br /> Flavor: Indistinct to slightly sweet.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64573/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64572/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html Geotagged,Neolentinus lepideus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Neolentinus lepideus,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus)

Habitat: Growing on a rotting log at the base of a ridge (in a ditch) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.

Gills: White to cream, scalloped to serrate, decurrent, crowded.

Stipe: Centrally located, cream to white tapering to dark (cinnamon) brown at base, covered in raised scales

Pileus: Cream to white with flattened, dark (cinnamon) brown scales, convex (some specimens slightly depressed centrally). Very rubbery, thick, and difficult to cut.

Spore print: white.

Odor: Strongly sweet (could smell it in my bag on the way home)!

Flavor: Indistinct to slightly sweet.

Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus) Habitat: Growing on a rotting log at the base of a ridge (in a ditch) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gills: White to cream, scalloped to serrate, decurrent, crowded.<br /> <br /> Stipe: Centrally located, cream to white tapering to dark (cinnamon) brown at base, covered in raised scales<br /> <br /> Pileus: Cream to white with flattened, dark (cinnamon) brown scales, convex (some specimens slightly depressed centrally). Very rubbery, thick, and difficult to cut.<br /> <br /> Spore print: white.<br /> <br /> Odor: Strongly sweet (could smell it in my bag on the way home)!<br /> <br /> Flavor: Indistinct to slightly sweet.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64572/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64574/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html Geotagged,Neolentinus lepideus,Spring,United States

Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus) Habitat: Growing on a rotting log at the base of a ridge (in a ditch) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gills: White to cream, scalloped to serrate, decurrent, crowded.<br /> <br /> Stipe: Centrally located, cream to white tapering to dark (cinnamon) brown at base, covered in raised scales<br /> <br /> Pileus: Cream to white with flattened, dark (cinnamon) brown scales, convex (some specimens slightly depressed centrally). Very rubbery, thick, and difficult to cut.<br /> <br /> Spore print: white.<br /> <br /> Odor: Strongly sweet (could smell it in my bag on the way home)!<br /> <br /> Flavor: Indistinct to slightly sweet.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64573/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64572/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html Geotagged,Neolentinus lepideus,Spring,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Alternative common name: train wrecker :) Any idea why? Posted 7 years ago
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      Just thought I'd chime in here because I looked up the common name "train wrecker" when Lisa posted this mushroom earlier today...It's called "train wrecker" because it often grows on wood, such as railroad ties. The fear is that it will cause trains to derail from decaying the wood and getting stuck in the tires/wheels/tracks/whatever it's called that trains drive on... Posted 7 years ago
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        Thank you, that makes sense.

        Here in the Netherlands a national hobby is to whine about the poor reliability of train services. Which is pretty irrational because we have the most dense train infrastructure in the world and relatively speaking it operates well. But that doesn't stop us from complaining about it.

        One thing we find very silly is that every fall, tracks are out of service because of fallen leafs. We can't phantom how such a soft organic material can stop the immense steel force of a train. But it totally can, and I suppose this fungi is a similar case.         Posted 7 years ago
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        Thanks for clearing that up, Christine! Posted 7 years ago
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          Christine Young
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          You're welcome! Posted 7 years ago

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The Scaly lentinus

''Neolentinus lepideus'' is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus ''Neolentinus'', until recently also widely known as ''Lentinus lepideus''. Common names for it include scaly lentinus and train wrecker.

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Similar species: Gloeophyllales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2018. Captured Apr 10, 2018 15:52 in 344 Carters Overlook Dr, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • ISO400
  • 60mm