Scaly Sawgill
Scaly Sawgill - Neolentinus lepideus
Description
It has a tough fleshy fruit-body that is convex intially, then flattens as it matures. The margins are inrolled. The cap is whitish to brownish and covered in dark scales that are denser towards the centre. Gills are whitish, getting darker as the fruit-body ages.
Recording advice
Good quality photos of the fungus in its habitat, and details of cap and gills.
Habitat
Emerging from dead and decaying conifer wood, including cut timber and fence-posts, and other man-made wooden structures.
When to see it
Summer-autumn.
UK Status
Uncommon.
VC55 Status
Uncommon.
Further Information
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