Panellus stipticus (Bull.) P. Karst.
(Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPanellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
GenusPanellus (a genus of oysterling toadstools)
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers") :
1: Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
9 Dec 2014 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
cluster of large fruitbodies on big fallen Beech log
Image 1: Cluster of fruitbodies - side viewImage 2: Cluster of fruitbodies - side view (2)Image 3: Cluster of fruitbodies - top viewImage 4: Cluster of fruitbodies - top view (2)Image 5: ColonyImage 6: Growing on end of logImage 7: Growing on end of log (2)
2: Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
6 Oct 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on fallen oak trunk
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies - close-upImage 3: Underside showing gillsImage 4: Gills at cap margin - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Gills - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Gills - enlarged
3: Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
25 Nov 2004 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on cut stumps
Image 1: Gills - close-upImage 2: Side view - in situImage 3: Top view - in situImage 4: Top view - in situ (2)Image 5: UndersideImage 6: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Cap surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Cap surface - enlargedImage 9: Gills - enlargedImage 10: Gills - highly enlargedImage 11: Stipe - enlargedImage 12: Spores - magnifiedImage 13: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 14: Spores - highly magnified (2)
4: Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
29 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Dry fruitbodies on small Oak branch 2m above ground
Image 1: Top view - dryImage 2: Top view of group of dry fruitbodiesImage 3: UndersideImage 4: Underside - dryImage 5: Undersides
5: Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
31 May 1980 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: GillsImage 2: In situImage 3: Caps - enlargedImage 4: Gills - enlargedImage 5: Gills - enlarged (2)Image 6: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd
6: Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
4 Mar 1979 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on Birch log
Image 1: Gills - close-upImage 2: In situImage 3: In situ - from belowImage 4: Gills - enlargedImage 5: Spore - highly magnifiedImage 6: Description

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Legg, A. 2000 Panellus stipticus in Great Britain and Ireland Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 89-93.

Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers") may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 18 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling, "Sticky Fingers")
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