A very tough mushroom that grows on dead conifers, sleepers and fence posts. Growing on sleepers are what gave it one of it’s common names, the Train Wrecker.
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Sawgill
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Sawgill
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names |
Sawgill, Train Wrecker |
| Scientific Name |
Neolentinus lepideus |
| Synonyms |
Lentinus lepideus |
| Season Start |
Jun |
| Season End |
Sep |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) |
1-12 |
| Average Cap width (CM) |
5-15 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Gills
Adnate but also slightly decurrent. The gills are less like even saw teeth but are raggedly serrated. White to off white to very pale yellow.
Stem
1-12cm tall, 1-3cm diameter. Cylindrical to clavate. White to off white. Tough, fibrous and covered in fibrillose scales. Does have an ephemeral ring but this can be hard to spot and the scales can look similar.
Habitat
Grows on the dead wood of conifers but can also be found on fence posts or railway sleepers.
Possible Confusion
Other members of the Neolentinus genus.
Spore Print
White. Cylindrical.
Frequency
Not common.
Other Facts
As well as dangerously rotting railway sleepers it also causes brown rot in infected wood.
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