Fungus · Physalacriaceae
Porcelain Fungus
Oudemansiella mucida
Facts
- Habitat
- Dead and dying Beech branches and trunks
- Substrate
- Saprotrophic, dead Beech wood
Ecological relationships
Grows on
Grows almost exclusively on dead and dying Beech wood. So diagnostic that it is a reliable indicator of Beech presence. The translucent, mucus-coated caps earn it the alternative name "beech ghost".
