The Bear Lentinus is a decomposer that can be found on dead wood in the fall. Widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.

It is a gilled mushroom without a stem (sessile). The gills are saw-toothed and colored whitish to yellowish to pinkish. The spore print is white. The taste is bitter.

October 11th, 2023 Field Notes - Indian Cave State Park

• Growing on fallen Bitternut Hickory in mixed oak/hickory woodland.
• Caps semicircular, reddish-brown.
• Lamellae light yellowish-orange, close to crowded and eccentric.
• Stipe absent
• Spore Print: white