Pleurocybella porrigens
| Pleurocybella porrigens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Phyllotopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Pleurocybella |
| Species: | P. porrigens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurocybella porrigens | |
| Pleurocybella porrigens | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is infundibuliform | |
| Hymenium is decurrent | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is not recommended or deadly | |
Pleurocybella porrigens, also known as the angel wing, is a species of fungus in the family Phyllotopsidaceae. It medium-sized fruit bodies are whitish and fan-shaped. It is a wood-decay fungus on conifer wood and is widespread in temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere. It is suspected of being potentially deadly poisonous.