Phyllotopsis nidulans - Hat 30 to 90 mm long, 20 to 50 mm wide; semicircular, shell-like, kidney-shaped; attached to the ground usually sideways, directly or by means of white bristles, the elongated part; sometimes outstretched, with a velvety, felt surface, irregularly covered with hyphae; with an always tucked-up fiber edge; light ocher to orange-yellow.

Lamellae broad, radially oriented, eccentric, wavy, converging to the place of attachment, with gills, with a smooth blade; yellow, orange or cinnamon.

Stem very indistinct or none at all.

Thin, hard and elastic flesh; yellowish; with a mild, but sometimes unpleasant, nauseous, cabbage smell and a mild, mushroom flavor.

Occurrence: in both deciduous and coniferous forests, most often in the mountains. On lying, decaying trunks, mostly on spruces and pine trees, less often on deciduous ones; grows in colonies, bundles; quite rare. From August to October.

Value: Inedible mushroom.