Lilac Oysterling

Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus (Bull.) Fr. syn. P. torulosus (Pers.) Fr. (illustrated 60% life size) Cap 4–8cm across, slightly concave to funnel-shaped, often wavy at the margin; ochre to reddish-brown, tinged lilac when young; becoming cracked and scaly with age. Stem 10–20×10–20mm, excentric or lateral, tapering towards the base; concolorous with cap, covered in a lilac bloom when young. Flesh whitish; taste and smell not distinctive. Gills deeply decurrent, ochraceous, but distinctly flesh-coloured or lilac when young. Spores 5–6×3–3.5¼, oblong-elliptical; non-amyloid. Spore print white. Habitat on stumps and branches of deciduous trees; late spring to autumn. Occasional. Not edible.