The fruit body consists of a small cap (up to a centimetre or so in diameter), more-or-less fan-shaped, with a lateral stem that attaches it to wood. On the underside of the cap there are pores, about 3 per millimetre and hence easy to see with the naked eye. The fruit body has a leathery texture, is whitish to buff throughout and the cap and stem are finely hairy.
There is no veil of any sort.
Spore print: white.
It appears on live or dead wood often in large groups, with overlapping caps, and in a variety of habitats.
This fungus cannot be confused with any other species.
Panellus pusillus is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast
Synonyms
Dictyopanus pusillusMaps
Bodalla State Forest Boro Genoplesium plumosum target area Goulburn Mulwaree Council Mares Forest National Park Namadgi National Park Penrose Pterostylis ventricosa target area Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Wadbilliga National Park West Goulburn Bushland Reserve Wingecarribee Local Government AreaPlaces
Bodalla, NSW Dalmeny, NSW Narooma, NSW Penrose, NSW Wombeyan Caves, NSW