#split gill

[jellypy]

Mushitober 10-12 : Zammy the Devil's Bolete, Rambanai the Split Gill and Andromeda the Morel

Tumblr are you crunching my split gill ( -w- )

(if you saw me posting out of order, no you didn't)

[labriatarpitz]

Finding the sea within the trees

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #105 : split gill! (schizophyllum commune)

the split gill (also gillies) is a pathogenic fungus in the family schizophyllaceae. it often grows on decaying trees & can be spotted all around the world.

the big question : can i bite it?? the answer is complex, but the general consensus is that it is inedible. it absorbs moisture, so it can expand during digestion. some still eat it !!

s. commune description :

"the cream-brown to pale white caps are 1–4 centimetres (3⁄8–1+5⁄8 in) wide with white or greyish hairs along the rims."

[images : source & source] [fungus description : source]

[twinrot-arts]

Veiled Lions Pink Miranda Split

3-22 - Challenge - Original. Final Funguary piece, something 'pretty'-- Five mushes this time - veiled lady, lions mane, pink oyster, podoserpula miranda, split gill. A new oc, what a dear... Quite enjoyed this one-- Only we may use, do not steal.

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[portlandhabitatwatch]

Split Gill

Seen on February 5, 2022 In St. John’s, North Portland Schizophyllum commune Split gills are an abundant fungus and native worldwide, barring Antarctica. They are saprobic, meaning they live …

Split gills are an abundant fungus and native worldwide, barring Antarctica. They are saprobic, meaning they live on and feed off of dead organic matter. Saprobic organisms play an important ecological role by breaking down organic matter, which can then return to the cycle and be taken up by other organisms. Split gills are generalist saprobes, having been recorded living on 150 genera of woody plants in addition to various grass fodders. The name Schizophyllum comes from the Greek “schiz,” meaning “split piece of wood,” and the Greek “phyllon,” meaning “leaf.” Hence, Schizophyllum refers to a split in the gills exhibited in this fungus.

[lraquel]

Believe it or not, split gill mushrooms have over 20,000 sexes. I found this specimen snuggling up to witches’ butter in 2019 on a morel hunt near…a secret spot I shall never reveal…

Learn more about split gill (Schizophyllum commune) mushroom here.

[teamwreckloose]

- Foxmime

[mushroomgay]

Haringey, London, UK, March 2019

Split gill (schizophyllum commune)

These tiny, gorgeous fungi are one of the most wide-spread, being found on every continent except antarctica. They are small (not often bigger than an inch in diameter), fuzzy bodies, with intricate folds on the underside giving the appearance of forking gills. As the mushroom dries out, they will often split along these ‘gills’, giving a feathered appearance to the cap. 

Despite how common they are, this is my first time finding such perfect specimens to photograph the underside. From above, they are unassuming - easily mistaken for an oysterling or other small crust fungi. 

These fungi are actually edible, though rarely found in large enough quantities in Europe to be worth collecting.