Hypsizygus tessulatus

Hypsizygus tessulatus
Wild sample identified as "marmoreus", Mount Hotaka (Gunma).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Hypsizygus
Species:
H. tessulatus
Binomial name
Hypsizygus tessulatus
(Bull.) Singer (1947)
Synonyms
  • Hypsizygus tessellatus common misspelling
  • Hypsizygus marmoreus Peck
  • Hypsizygus elongatipes (Peck) H.E.Bigelow
  • Pleurotus elongatipes (Peck) H.E.Bigelow
Hypsizygus tessulatus
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white to buff
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is choice

Hypsizygus tessulatus, the beech mushroom, is a species of gilled mushroom. It grows on hardwood in the wild and is also cultivated as an edible mushroom.


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