Olive Oysterling

Olive Oysterling - Sarcomyxa serotina

Alternative names
Panellus serotinus
Description

Kidney-shaped caps are fleshy and gelatinous, initially orange then olive green, eventually becoming greyish, slimy when wet.  It has a short thick off-centre stipe.  The gills are pale yellow to orange, and crowded.   Spore print white, spores sausage-shaped.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

On dead wood and fallen trees in well-shaded, damp locations.

When to see it

Autumn.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly common (Kibby, Vol. 2, 2020)

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

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All NatureSpot records