Brevicellicium olivascens
Brevicellicium olivascens (Bres.) K.H.Larss. & Hjortstam
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
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| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 5 |
| August | 9 |
| September | 10 |
| October | 13 |
| November | 6 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 20 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 5 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 3 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 3 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 3 records · Foraging rules
- New York 2 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 2 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 2 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 2 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 2 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 2 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 2 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 1 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 1 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 1 records · Foraging rules
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- Pennsylvania1 records
About
Brevicellicium olivascens is a species of crust-forming fungus in the family Hydnodontaceae that grows as thin, olive-tinted patches on decaying wood. First described by the Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola in 1892 as Odontia olivascens, it was later reclassified in 1978 by the Swedish mycologists Karl-Henrik Larsson and Erik Hjortstam, who created the new genus Brevicellicium (meaning "short cells") to accommodate it. This inconspicuous fungus forms delicate, web-like films only 0.1–0.3 millimetres thick that appear greyish-olive to olive-brown when fresh, becoming papery when dry, and can be identified microscopically by its distinctive two-spored reproductive cells. Though easily overlooked due to its subtle appearance, B. olivascens has a widespread distribution across Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania, where it plays an ecological role in breaking down dead wood of broadleaf trees and woody vines.
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