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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/64572/scaly_lentinus_neolentinus_lepideus.html" title="Scaly Lentinus (Neolentinus lepideus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64572_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=bQSTLaWY8G9PwZK9nWLvAqvMrGg%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/64573/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

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/64573/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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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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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/7.1
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm