locationKankerbach
habitatDead/dying hardwood
edibilityEdible when young; small and tough
├─ Key Features
  • │ ▸ Radiating "split" gills: each fertile fold is split lengthwise
  • │ ▸ Small, white to grey, densely hairy/fuzzy caps
  • │ ▸ No stem
  • │ ▸ Fan- or semicircular shape
  • │ ▸ Numerous fruit bodies forming a cluster along the branch
└─ When dry, the split edges of the folds curl inward to protect the spore-producing surface; when wet they open again.
└─ dry