╔══ Porcelain Fungus (4 September 2026)Mucidula mucida
[ map ]47.4615°N 10.9801°E
╔═ Habitat
On dead and dying branches and trunks of beech, occasionally oak
╔═ Edibility
Edible after thorough cleaning, but of little culinary value because of the slimy cap
╔═ Key Features
- ▸ Porcelain-white, shiny, slimy cap, grey-brown towards the centre
- ▸ Wide, distant, white gills
- ▸ Slender white stem with a flimsy ring that soon comes off
- ▸ Grows in clusters on dead and dying beech wood