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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Marasmiaceae: Pleurocybella porrigens (Pers.) Singer

Pleurocybella porrigens – angel's wings

Synonyms: Agaricus porrigens, Calathinus porrigens, Dendrosarcus porrigens, Nothopanus porrigens, Phyllotus porrigens, Pleurotellus porrigens, Pleurotus albolanatus, Pleurotus porrigens.

Common name: angel's wings.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Pleurocybella porrigens is a species of fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. The species is widespread in temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere. P. porrigens, known as the angel wing, is a white-rot wood-decay fungus on conifer wood, particularly hemlock (genus Tsuga). The flesh is thin and fragile compared to the oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ssp.).

Chinese: 貝形圓孢側耳, Japanese: スギヒラタケ, Lithuanian: Kriaukliškoji baltė, Polish: Bokówka biała, Russian: Плевроцибелла вытянутая, Swedish: Öronmussling, Welsh: Esgyll angel.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Angel wing mushrooms (<B>Pleurocybella porrigens</B>) taken from a lower end of a barkless pine fallen in a dry creek on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-10-30.htm">October 30, 2020</A>
LinkAngel wing mushrooms (Pleurocybella porrigens) taken from a lower end of a barkless pine fallen in a dry creek on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
Location on maps644 Lonestar Rd, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Underside of angel wing mushrooms (<B>Pleurocybella porrigens</B>) on a barkless fallen pine on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-10-30.htm">October 30, 2020</A>
LinkUnderside of angel wing mushrooms (Pleurocybella porrigens) on a barkless fallen pine on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
Location on maps644 Lonestar Rd, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Caps of angel wing mushrooms (<B>Pleurocybella porrigens</B>) on a barkless fallen pine on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-10-30.htm">October 30, 2020</A>
LinkCaps of angel wing mushrooms (Pleurocybella porrigens) on a barkless fallen pine on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
Location on maps644 Lonestar Rd, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Close-up of angel wing mushrooms (<B>Pleurocybella porrigens</B>) on a barkless fallen pine on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-10-30.htm">October 30, 2020</A>
LinkClose-up of angel wing mushrooms (Pleurocybella porrigens) on a barkless fallen pine on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020
Location on maps644 Lonestar Rd, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA

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