Smoked Oysterling

Resupinatus applicatus

"Resupinatus applicatus", commonly known as the smoked oysterling or the black jelly oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, and the type species of the genus "Resupinatus".
Smoked Oysterling (Resupinatus applicatus) Fungi with slightly fuzzy, black/gray caps growing on a hardwood branch. Geotagged,Resupinatus applicatus,United States,Winter

Appearance

The cuplike to convex fruit bodies of the fungus are 0.2 to 0.6 cm in diameter, and grayish-blue to grayish-black in color. The dry cap surface is covered with small, fine hairs. The mushrooms have no stem, and have a firm but gelatinous flesh. The mushrooms produce a white spore print.
Smoked Oysterling - Resupinatus applicatus These were a first for me! Fruiting bodies were somewhat fan-shaped with a central point of attachment. They were approximately 5ish mm in diameter and were grayish brown in color. The cap surface had some kind of hairy fuzz on it. Flesh was firm, but gelatinous. Gills radiated from point of attachment, were close with short gills, and were brown with white edges. Habitat: On the bottom of rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102578/smoked_oysterling_-_resupinatus_applicatus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102581/smoked_oysterling_-_resupinatus_applicatus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102580/smoked_oysterling_-_resupinatus_applicatus.html Fall,Geotagged,Resupinatus,Resupinatus applicatus,Smoked Oysterling,United States,fungus,mushroom

Naming

First described in 1786 as "Agaricus applicatus" by August Johann Georg Karl Batsch, it was transferred to "Resupinatus" by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821.
Smoked Oysterling - Resupinatus applicatus Growing under a fallen decaying branch . Australia,Eamw fungi,Geotagged,Resupinatus applicatus,Smoked Oysterling,Spring mount,Winter

Distribution

The fungus is saprobic, and grows on decaying wood. It is widely distributed in North America, Europe, and Australia.
Smoked Oysterling - Resupinatus applicatus These were a first for me! Fruiting bodies were somewhat fan-shaped with a central point of attachment. They were approximately 5ish mm in diameter and were grayish brown in color. The cap surface had some kind of hairy fuzz on it. Flesh was firm, but gelatinous. Gills radiated from point of attachment, were close with short gills, and were brown with white edges. Habitat: On the bottom of rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102581/smoked_oysterling_-_resupinatus_applicatus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102578/smoked_oysterling_-_resupinatus_applicatus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102577/smoked_oysterling_-_resupinatus_applicatus.html Fall,Geotagged,Resupinatus applicatus,Smoked Oysterling,United States

Habitat

The fungus is saprobic, and grows on decaying wood. It is widely distributed in North America, Europe, and Australia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusResupinatus
SpeciesR. applicatus
Photographed in
Australia
United States of America