#splitgill mushroom

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Schizophyllum commune

[kind-smile]

Post-rain mushroom finds 🤎🤎

[daily-mushroom]

Mushroom of the day

Splitgill Mushroom (Schizophyllum commune)

Season: All year

Nutrition: Edible when young

"Schizophyllum commune is a species of fungus in the genus Schizophyllum. The mushroom resembles undulating waves of tightly packed corals or a loose Chinese fan. Gillies or split-gills vary from creamy yellow to pale white in colour. The cap is 1–4 centimetres wide with a dense yet spongey body texture. It is found on rotting wood throughout the world. This fungus is an oportunistic environmental pathogen."

images: 1.  fluffberger and 2. borjitaaa on inaturalist

[persephonaae]

I was just saying to myself I haven’t seen any splitgill mushroom yet this season and look what surprised me today!

[t-beans00]

finally got a photo of these splitgill mushrooms !!

[thebashfulbotanist]

Splitgill mushroom, Schizophyllum commune, is a very interesting little mushroom. They're found all over the world and, despite their tough texture, are sometimes eaten in tropical areas, especially in parts of Mexico. Despite their pretty appearance and edibility, they're also one of the more dangerous mushrooms in an unexpected way: They can infect human bodies, especially the lungs. Although there are fungal spores everywhere and breathing some is unavoidable, it's best not to bring these too close to your face (unless well cooked) to avoid breathing their spores as much as possible. I'd personally avoid collecting them, just to be careful!

[rattyexplores]

Splitgill Mushroom Growing on Tree Stump

Schizophyllum commune

22/03/23 - NSW, Dapto

[mysticalblizzardcolor]

Splitgill Mushroom ~Schizophyllum commune

Schizophyllum commune - Wikipedia