Stinking Orange Oyster (Phyllotopsis nidulans)

Stinking Orange Oyster, a reference photo — Photo: Bob Zuberbuhler (Bob Z) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Phyllotopsis nidulans, commonly known as the mock oyster or the orange oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Phyllotopsidaceae.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Stinking Orange Oyster being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Crepidotus croceotinctus
Crepidotus brunswickianus
Crepidotus praecipuus

Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Phyllotopsidaceae
Genus: Phyllotopsis
Species: Phyllotopsis nidulans

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