Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Inocybaceae
Species: Crepidotus variabilis (Pers.) P. Kumm.
Synonyms: Agaricus variabilis
Claudopus variabilis
Crepidopus variabilis
Crepidotus variabilis var. variabilis
Common Name: Variable Oysterling


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Crepidotus variabilis

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (18)
Corylus avellana (5)
Quercus (3)
Rubus fruticosus agg. (2)
Alnus glutinosa (2)
Ulmus (1)
Sambucus nigra (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Betula (1)
Alnus (1)
Ulex europaeus (1)
Prunus laurocerasus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (9)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (9)
Woodland (7)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (4)
Woodland: mixed (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Scrub (2)
Woodland: broadleaved (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (21)
Dead Wood (10)
Wood (9)
Branch (6)
Fallen Twig (2)
Fallen Wood (1)
Soil (1)
Twigs, rotten (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (8)
February (1)
April (1)
May (1)
June (2)
July (8)
August (3)
September (14)
October (25)
November (5)
December (4)