A Little White Crep, Crepidotus epibryus.

This little fellow, about 8mm across, was growing with others on the side of a rotting branch. I was impressed with the symmetry when viewed from the underside.

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is likely a Crepidotus species. Check out the gallery of Schizophyllum commune to get a good look at their "split" gills. https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/7283/photos

I also can possibly see some of the brown spores associated with Crepidotus when I zoom in here? Posted 5 years ago
1. gary fast
  
  Lion
  
  Hi there, Christine! Wish I had you along on this “walk”. Have to agree with you about a Crepidotus species. I got taken away with the gills and the “fuzzy top”. Right now I am thinking C. epibryus. Any other ideas for this quickly filling up head of mine? Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    This is Lisa (not Christine). Haha! ;P Creps can be a hard bunch to ID properly. Do you have a shot of the pilei? Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. gary fast
      
      Lion
      
      That is funny. Must be too early in the morning. Had to look up the definition of pilei before responding. Don’t have a photo but can remember they were quite “hairy”. I guess I was more interested in the gills from a photographic POV. But I do have this one,
      
      Any help? Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. gary fast
        
        Lion
        
        I am somewhat surprised that Morpheme has not joined in on this discussion.
        
        Posted 5 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        You can't assume she watches every post. To ensure involvement, currently it's best to direct message her.
        
        In the future we should get a proper "mention" feature. Posted 5 years ago
        
        gary fast
        
        Lion
        
        Didn’t think of that. Thanks! Posted 5 years ago
      3. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Looks crep-ish to me too. And, lovely! Actually, the shape of it reminds me of a butterfly. Posted 5 years ago
      4. gary fast
        
        Lion
        
        Christine, (or is that Lisa?... fooling.) thanks for the input. Started to rain here so may have to wait for more photos. It sort of reminds me of some oceanic beast. A nudibranch? Posted 5 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Haha! And, oohhh - yes...It would make an awesome nudibranch! Posted 5 years ago
    3. gary fast
      
      Lion
      
      Hello there, went back today (it was raining) and finally found the branch these fellows were on. A photo of the pileus,
      
      Posted 5 years ago

The Grass Oysterling

Pileus 8-22 mm broad, white, villose or tomentose, glabrescent, sessile, reniform, suborbicular, or dimidiate, margin incurved. Context medium thin, white.

Lamellae radiating from a lateral or eccentric point, subdistant, medium broad, white when young, finally pale ochraceous.

Stipe none; pileus strongly villose at point of attachment.

Spores 6-8 x 2.8-3.6 µ, pip-shaped, sublanceolate to somewhat ellipsoid to subovoid, smooth, colorless to pale yellow in 2% KOH... more

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by gary fast