Crimped Gill

Crimped Gill - Plicatura crispa

Alternative names
Plicaturopsis crispa
Description

A small corticoid, usually appearing in tiers.  The cap surface is felted, orange-brown to paler brown, and zoned.  The underneath fertile surface is radially wrinkled and gill-like, but these are not true gills. 

Similar Species

This may be confused with a small agaric such as Crepidotus, but close examination will show that it does not have true gills. From above, the cap may look like a Stereum, but this has a smooth fertile surface. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph the cap and fertile surface; note habitat and substrate. 

Habitat

They grow in dense overlapping tiers on dead stumps and branches.

When to see it

All year round, especially in late winter and spring.

UK Status

Previously scarce in Britain outside of Scotland, its British range has increased dramatically this century, especially since 2010.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

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

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records