Tectella patellaris

Tectella patellaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Tectella
Species:
T. patellaris
Binomial name
Tectella patellaris
(Fr.) Murrill
Tectella patellaris
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is free
Stipe is bare or lacks a stipe
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Tectella patellaris, commonly known as the veiled panus, is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. The small, inconspicuous, dull brown mushroom is found in groups or clusters on the decaying wood of broad-leaved trees. Young specimens are easily recognized by the presence of a partial veil, as there are no other agarics that lack a stipe and have a partial veil.