Bitter Oysterling, Panellus stipticus (Syn. Crepidopus stypticus), Mycenaceae (Tricholomataceae).


Bitter Oysterling, Panellus stipticus (Syn. Crepidopus stypticus), Mycenaceae (Tricholomataceae). Panellus stipticus, commonly known as the bitter oyster, the astringent panus, the luminescent panellus, or the stiptic fungus, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family, and the type species of the genus Panellus. A common and widely distributed species, it is found in Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North America, where it grows in groups or dense overlapping clusters on the logs, stumps, and trunks of deciduous trees, especially beech, oak, and birch. Panellus stipticus is one of several dozen species of fungi that are bioluminescent.


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