Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Size: 1-3cm wide, 0.5-1.5cm long stipes and 0.3-1cm thick
Most commonly known as " the bitter oyster" it is found in Asia, Europe, and North America in saprobic groups on logs and stumps of Beech, Oak, and Birch trees. The caps are dingy white or yellowish in color and dry. Starting as white knobs and over one to three months they develop into fan like caps. They have no veil and have bioluminescent gills. These gills produce a light by oxidative enzymes called luciferin.
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Size: 1-3cm wide, 0.5-1.5cm long stipes and 0.3-1cm thick
Most commonly known as " the bitter oyster" it is found in Asia, Europe, and North America in saprobic groups on logs and stumps of Beech, Oak, and Birch trees. The caps are dingy white or yellowish in color and dry. Starting as white knobs and over one to three months they develop into fan like caps. They have no veil and have bioluminescent gills. These gills produce a light by oxidative enzymes called luciferin.