Serotinoides, like serotinus, which means late-coming; from its appearing in the winter.
The pileus is fleshy, one to three inches broad, compact, convex or nearly plane, viscid when young and moist, half-kidney-shaped, roundish, solitary or crowded and imbricated, variously colored, dingy-yellow, reddish-brown, greenish-brown or olivaceous, the margin at first involute.
The gills are close, determinate, whitish or yellowish.
The stem is very short, lateral, thick, yellowish beneath, and minutely downy or scaly with blackish points.
The spores are minute, elliptical, .0002 inch long, .0001 inch broad.
There is probably no difference between this and P. serotinus, the European species. It is a beautiful plant. The color and size are quite variable. I found it on Ralston's Run and in Baird's woods on Frankfort Pike. It is found from September to January.
Pleurotus applicatus. Batsch.
Little Gray Pleurotus.
