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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Inocybaceae: Crepidotus epibryus (Fr.) Quél.

Crepidotus epibryus – grass oysterling

Synonyms: Agaricus epibryus, Agaricus herbarum, Agaricus hypnophilus, Agaricus variabilis, Calathinus hypnophilus, Claudopus commixtus, Crepidotus commixtus, Crepidotus herbarum, Crepidotus hypnophilus, Crepidotus septicus, Dochmiopus commixtus, Dochmiopus epibryus, Phialocybe epibrya, Pleurotellus epibryus, Pleurotellus graminicola, Pleurotellus herbarum, Pleurotellus hypnophilus, Pleurotus commixtus, Pleurotus graminicola, Pleurotus hypnophilus, Pleurotus pubescens.

Common name: grass oysterling.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Crepidotus epibryus, is a species of saprophytic fungi in the family Crepidotaceae. It is commonly known as grass oysterling in the United Kingdom and is seen there in late summer and autumn.

Dutch: Klein oorzwammetje, Polish: Ciżmówka mchowa, Swedish: Pyttemussling.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms <B>Crepidotus epibryus</B>(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-09-08.htm">September 8, 2022</A>
LinkTiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Location on maps869, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Underside of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms <B>Crepidotus epibryus</B>(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-09-08.htm">September 8, 2022</A>
LinkUnderside of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Location on maps869, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Details of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms <B>Crepidotus epibryus</B>(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-09-08.htm">September 8, 2022</A>
LinkDetails of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Location on maps868, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Close-up of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms <B>Crepidotus epibryus</B>(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-09-08.htm">September 8, 2022</A>
LinkClose-up of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) on grass roots in a sandy pit dug by animals, in red cedar forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Location on maps869, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Spores of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms <B>Crepidotus epibryus</B>(?) from grass roots (may be contaminated by other spores) collected near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
LinkSpores of tiny white grass oysterling mushrooms Crepidotus epibryus(?) from grass roots (may be contaminated by other spores) collected near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2022
Measurement of sporesSpore size 7.43 - 8.09 × 4.24 - 4.79 µm, length to width ratio Q = 1.6 - 1.8.

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