Pleurotus porrigens
SynonymsAgaricus porrigens
BiostatusPresent in region - Origin uncertain
Article: Massee, G.E. (1899) [1898]. The fungus flora of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 282–349 Wellington:. Description: Entirely white; at first orbicular and resupinate, then ascending or horizontal and becoming
more or less tongue-shaped, 5-8 cm. long, 3 cm. broad, sometimes fan-shaped or almost
circular, sessile, glabrous, often more or less downy near the base; flesh thin, tough; gills
radiating, very narrow, rather crowded; spores broadly elliptical, 6-8 x 4-5 µ. Habitat: On stumps. Distribution: Dannevirke, New Zealand. Europe. Notes: Usually imbricated. Distinguished by the thin substance, narrow crowded gills, and white
colour of every part.
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