Description
Scientific name: Pleurocybella porrigens (Pers.) Singer Derivation of the name: Porrigens means "to extend forward, project horizontally". Synonyms: Pleurotus porrigens (Pers.) P. Kumm. Common name(s): Angel wings. Phylum: Basidiomycota Order: Agaricales Family: Marasmiaceae Occurrence in woody substrate: Saprobic; lonely to clustered on trunks and stumps of dead conifers, particularly eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis); August to October.