Beautiful, due to the purity of its all white colouration; apart from its production of mucus in wet weather! Very young mushrooms are actually off white to pale grey. However, the ochre in the centre of the older caps is also a characteristic feature.
Strongly linked to older rotting fallen Beech, where it can sometimes be found in large numbers. Toxic to other fungi, and therefore, with Strobilurus tenacellus, the source of synthesised "Strobilurins" the group of agricultural fungicides.
In this image the host does look rather like oak, on which Oudemansiella is known to be very occasionally found.
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