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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Panellus stypticus. Panellus stypticus

Synonyms

Panus semipetiolatus
Panus stypticus
Agaricus stypticus
Agaricus semipetiolatus

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous. Non endemic

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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: Imbricated, fixed laterally, horizontal, thin, flexible, reniform, margin usually entire, cuticle broken up into minute scurfy scales, cinnamon, then yellowish-buff, 1.5-3 cm. across; gills rather crowded and narrow, connected by thin transverse ridges, margin entire; spores hyaline, 3 x 2 µ; stem distinctly lateral, compressed, very short. Taste hot and pungent.
Habitat: On decaying trunks, stumps, &c.
Distribution: Northern Island, New Zealand. Australia, Europe, United States.
Notes: Recognised by the densely crowded imbricated habit, cinnamon-colour of every part, and the hot taste.