About Lentinellus micheneri (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Pegler
Lentinellus micheneri is a species of wood-dwelling fungus belonging to the family Auriscalpiaceae. It was first formally described in 1853 by mycologists Miles Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis under the name Lentinus micheneri. In 1983, David Pegler reclassified the species by moving it into the genus Lentinellus. The fungus produces pale tan caps that are roughly round, with a central depression, and measure 5–30 millimetres (1⁄4–1+1⁄4 inches) across. Its stems are 1–3 mm (1⁄16–1⁄8 in) thick. Lentinellus micheneri can look similar to other species in the Lentinellus genus, particularly L. subaustralis; microscopic examination is needed to reliably tell these two species apart. It may also resemble the species Neolentinus kauffmanii. Just like all other species in the genus Lentinellus, L. micheneri is inedible.
