Late oyster
Sarcomyxa serotina · 亚侧耳
Occasional耳皮伞科🔥 Edible With Preparation
Sources report it requires expert processing before it can be eaten; cases of poisoning from improper handling have been recorded.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap olive-green to yellow-green, sticky surface
- Gills yellow; stem very short and lateral
- Grows on dead hardwood from late autumn to early winter
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 耳皮伞科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Wood
- How Big
- 3–10 cm (overall size)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Fallen hardwood, fruiting in late autumn
Easily Confused With
Oyster mushroomCap shell- or fan-shaped, gray-white to grayish brown, with a short lateral stem
Moonlight mushroomLate oyster has yellow gills and an olive-green cap; moonlight mushroom has white gills and a purple-brown cap.Fun Fact
Called 'frozen mushroom' or 'yuan mushroom' in northeast China, it fruits in force only after the first frost; its cap ranges olive-green to yellowish-brown, with a very short, off-center stem.
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