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kirjokerikpEspoo, Finland2011-10-06
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Royoporus badius (Pers.) A.B. De, Mycotaxon 65: 471 (1997) (index Fungorum current name), Syn.: Polyporus badius (Pers) Schwein, 1832; (Polyporus leptocephalus?); basionym: Boletus badius Pers. 1801Black-LegSlo.: raznolini luknjiarDat.: June 16. 2011Lat.: 46.31066 Long.: 13.66008Code: Bot_523/2011_DSC8095 Habitat: Mixed mountain forest, dominant Fagus sylvatica with some Picea abies and Ostrya carpinifolia, almost flat terrain near a mountain stream, humid, mostly shade, limestone bedrock, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 500 m (1.650 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: Fallen and heavily rotten trunk of deciduous tree (probably Fagus sylvatica) 25 - 30 cm (10-15 inch) in diameter.Place: Lepena valley, near confluence of mountain stream umnik and Lepenica river, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing in a group of 5 sporocarps on a fallen log, pileus diameter up to 20 cm (8 inch), flesh soft leathery when moist and very hard and thin when dry, upper surface shiny, not bruising, causing white rot; SP almost white. Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Anton Poler. (2) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 458. (3) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 562. (4)
www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6670.asp. (5) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1061. (6)
www.mushroomexpert.com/polyporus_badius.html . (7)
mykoweb.prf.jcu.cz/polypores/list_p.html.
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On underside of rotting cherry log.Cradley, Malvern Worcs. SO729470
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Rivas, Nicaragua
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Trametes gibbosa Lumpy BracketSlo.: grbasta ploskocevkaDat.: Feb. 13. 2012Lat.: 46.32669 Long.: 13.52188Code: Bot_596/2012_DSC2715 Habitat: Old alluvial terrace of River Soa, flat terrain, former pasture, now light bush land, calcareous ground, fairly sunny and warm, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 400 m (1.300 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: two stumps of a cut down small Fraxinus sp. (probably F. ornus) trees in initial stage of disintegration. Place: Bovec basin, south of Bovec golf play ground, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing on two stumps, several large pileus of different age, pileus diameter up to 22 cm (8 inch), sterile surface white to beige, old caps overgrown with algae and mosses, context white, not zonate, pore surface white, light straw color on older pilei; SP faint, white. Pictures taken at below 0 deg C temperature and after a prolonged period of very cold weather (icy days with minimum temperatures -10 deg C (14 deg F)).Spores smooth. Dimensions: 4.4 (SD = 0.4) x 2.3 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 1.88 (SD = 0.21), n = 25. Ref.:(1) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 585. (2) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei, Vol. 10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 527. (3) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 317. (4) M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 318.
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Postia caesia, syn.: Oligoporus caesius, Tyromyces caesius Conifer Bluing Bracket, Blauer SaftporlingSlo.: modri skutovecDat.: Jan. 11. 2014Lat.: 46.37043 Long.: 13.72595Code: Bot_781/2014_DSC9756Habitat: Mixed forest, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees, steep mountain slope, southeast oriented; calcareous ground; sunny place but in half shade; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 620 m (2.034 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: on cut-off surface of a small, dead trunk of Picea abies lying on ground partly still in bark, in late initial stage of disintegration.Place: Lower Trenta valley, at the foot of southeast slopes of Mt. Pelc, 2.109 m (6.919 feet), between the second and the third switchback of the forest road to Berebica, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary; pileus 7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, tube layer max 1.2 cm thick; smell indistinctive; flesh soft, fibrous, watery; bruising bluish-green-gray when handled; SP none; rather old sporocarp; spores taken from pore surface using soft, moist brush. Spores seem to be somewhat too small.Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. Dimensions: 4.6 (SD = 0.3) x 1.5 (SD = 0.1) , Q = 3.14 (SD = 0.29), n = 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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Cauliflower fungus, Sparassis crispa found in the New forest. First time I've seen one of these, good find Doug!
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Polyporus campestris (Quelet 1872) Krieglsteiner 1999, Syn.: Dichomitus campestris (Quel.) Dom. & Orlicz, Trametes campestris Quel.Slo.: hrastovb lazinecDat.: Feb. 25. 2014Lat.: 46.36109 Long.: 13.70247Code: Bot_785/2014_DSC0119Habitat: Light mixed wood edge, Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Ostrya carprinifolia, Fraxinus ornus, Corylus avellana dominant; modestly southeast inclined terrain; calcareous ground, overgrown old scree and rocks; relatively dry and warm place; mostly in shade; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 615 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: still standing dry branch of Corylus avellana still in bark and about 3.5 cm in diameter; sporocarp about 1 m (3 feet) above ground.Place: Lower Trenta valley, east of 'Na melu' place, between villages Soa and Trenta, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: This quite rare Polyporaceae was growing solitary in a form of three 'pilei-like' clumps fused together, all three together measured 6 x 2.5 cm and were max 1 cm thick; flesh hard, brittle, fibrous; smell indistinctive; SP none; sporocarps photographed in still moist, apparently alive condition.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, Fungiflora, Vol.1. (1993), p 238. (2) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia (1984), p 282. (3) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 608. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 315. (5) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 201. (6) Personal communication with Mr. Bojan Rot,
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Trametes pubescens (Schumach.: Fr.) Pilt, syn.: Coriolus pubescens (Schumach.: Fr.) Murr.DE: Samtige TrameteSlo.: puhasta ploskocevkaDat.: Nov. 17. 2015Lat.: 46.40365 Long.: 13.74211Code: Bot_927/2015_DSC9883Habitat: mixed wood, Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, dominant trees with some Larix decidua and Fraxinus excelsior; steep mountain slope, west aspect, however in shade of mountains during winter months; rather cool and humid place; calcareous ground; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 5 - 6 deg C, elevation 790 (2.600 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: large, very old Fagus sylvatica, the tree is still alive, but fungus is growing on partly dead part of it, still in bark.Place: Zadnja Trenta valley; at the border of Forest reserve Kukla; about 100 m southwest of the memorial of Dr. Julius Kugy, poet and mountaineer of Julian Alps; near switchback no.48 of Vri alpine road, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comments: This find has posed very interesting challenges for determination. Several options have been considered but apparently none fit to the find. Experts have been consulted but no definite solution found. Finally a sample has been sent to Dr. Leif Ryvarden, University of Oslo who determined it as Trametes pubescens. Many thanks to all involved in the problem solving - Dr. Nikica Ogris and Andrej Piltaver, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Bojan Rot, Bovec, Branko Vrhovnik, Horjul and specially to Prof. Ryvarden for his final determination.The main source of identification problems is probably very untypical shape of the pilei. Trametes pubescens has usually relatively thin pilei. According to the key of genus Trametes given in Krieglsteiner (2000), p585 the pilei are about 0.5 (1) cm thick, Ryvarden (2014), p417 states: "... Basidiocarps thin ... context up to 5 mm ... pore layer up to 4 mm thick..." and Bernicchia (2005), p535 gives " ... context 3-5 mm and pore layer 1-5 mm thick... ". The pilei found were up to 5 cm thick and in most cases triquetrous in cross-section. Also spores are significantly longer than normally expected.Growing in a few groups on the same part of a large tree; altogether more than 200 pilei present; majority of them laterally confluent, imbricate, some single; some effuse-reflexed, most of them triquetrous in cross-section; pilei dimensions: 8-10(16) x 4-5(6.5) cm and 2.5-5 cm thick; pore layer up to 8 mm thick; context of very low specific weight, corky, similar to dry Piptoporus betulinus; when dry quite firm, brittle, brakes to pieces; smell (of almost dry pilei) very mild but distinctive on what? ; taste indistinctive at the beginning, after a while mild and interesting, again on what?; 5% KOH reaction on context and pileus surface yellow-ocher with orange tint, on pores the same color but less distinctive; SP scarce, but distinctive (after making pilei moist and at 18-20 deg C), whitish-beige, oac851; fungi causing white root according to analysis of the wood made at the Forestry Institute of Slovenia.Spore dimensions determined twice from SP of different pilei. First measurement (pilei taken on Nov. 18. 2015): 7 [7.8; 8] 8.8 x 2 [2.4; 2.5] 2.9 microns; Q = 2.6 [3.2; 3.4] 3.9; N = 49; C = 95%; Me = 7.9 x 2.4 microns; Qe = 3.3. Second measurement (pilei taken on Nov. 23. 2015): 6.1 [7.3; 7.6] 8.9 x 2 [2.3; 2.4] 2.8 microns; Q = 2.5 [3.1; 3.2] 3.9 ; N = 62 ; C = 95%; Me = 7.5 x 2.4 microns; Qe = 3.2. Basidia clavate, dimensions: 14.2 [15.8; 17.7] 19.4 x 4.1 [5; 6.1] 7 microns; Q = 2.3 [2.8; 3.3] 3.8; N = 8; C = 95%; Me = 16.8 x 5.5 microns; Qe = 3.1. Hyphal system trimitic. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water, aniline blue; in vivo. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) Id'ed by Dr. Leif Ryvarden, University of Oslo.(2) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1., Ulmer (2000), p 589.(3) L. Ryvarden, I. Melo, Poroid fungi of Europe, Synopsis Fungorum 31., Fungiflora (2014), p 417. (4) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei, Vol. 10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 535. (5) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 509.
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Polyporus brumalisWinter polyporeSlo.: zimski luknjiarDat.: Dec. 19. 2011Lat.: 46.34435 Long.: 13.56309Code: Bot_583/2011_IMG8267 Habitat: Light mostly broadleaf wood with scattered Picea abies, south oriented, relatively warm place, modestly steep mountain slope, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock; humid, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 490 m (1.600 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: fallen deciduous tree trunk, rotten but still partly in bark; possibly Fagus sylvatica. Place: Bovec basin, north of Mala vas, at the foot of Mt.ukla, 1.756 m (5.761 feet), East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: Winter season and habitus of this observation speak in favor of Polyporus brumalis. However, spore dimensions and pore shape correspond better to Polyporus arcularious, which is a spring mushroom according to almost all references I found. Krieglsteiner (Ref.(3)) states that transition forms between both are frequent. According to Donk they are named Polyporus brumalis f. subarcularious, Donk, Medded. Nedl. Mycol. Ver. 18-20: 133 (1933). Index Fungorum considers this name as a synonym of P.brumalis. What is the latest word about somewhat ambiguous taxonomy of these two difficult to separate species is unknown to me. Interestingly the mushrooms where completely frozen when photographed, nevertheless after a day at room temperature they sporulated abundantly. Growing in a group of about 25 fruitbodies on a single about 4 m long log. Pileus diameter from 2.5 cm (one inch) to 6 cm (2.5 inch). Flesh tough, when dry very hard. SP abundant, light gray-whitish (oac893). Cap brown-gray (oac 639), pores surface beige (oac793), stipe brown (oac743) with some white mycelium at the base. Smell indistinctive.Spore dimensions: 7.2 (SD = 0.4) x 2.6 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 2.77 (SD = 0.21), n = 30. Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 459. (2) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 602. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 297. (5) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 457 (data of P.arcularius).
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Skeletocutis nivea, syn: Incrustoporia nivea (Jungh.) Ryvarden, Norw.J.Bot.19:232, 1972, Incrustoporia semipileata (Peck) Donk 1971Hazel BracketSlo.: belkasta kostenelkaDat.: Sept. 06. 2011Lat.: 46.33559 Long.: 13.54218Code: Bot_548/2011_DSC9350 Habitat: Mixed wood, predominantly broad leaved trees and bushes, flat terrain, in shade, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock, quite humid place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 440 m (1.450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Dead Corylus avelana branch lying on ground, partly rotten but still in bark, about 4 cm in diameter.Place: Bovec basin, west of Jezerca place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary, young specimen, pileus length about 5 cm (2 inches), quite strong 'mushroomy' smell, flesh leathery, SP faint, may be whitish? When found completely snow white, after two days (when photographed) somewhat beige. Extremely dense and small pores up to 12 pores/mm.Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 315. (2)
www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=323593 (3)
www.funghiitaliani.it/index.php?showtopic=39403(4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 510.
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Quincy, Pennsylvania, United States
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Vasterbotten, Sweden
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Darley, Victoria, Australia
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Lenzites betulina, syn. Trametes betulina Multicolor gill polypore, Birken-BlaettlingSlo.: brezova lenzovkaDat.: Jan. 05. 2012Lat.: 46.34443 Long.: 13.56226Code: Bot_587/2012_IMG8296 Habitat: South inclined mountain slope, mostly broadleaf forest with individual Picea abies, calcareous ground, quite humid and warm place, partly in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 495 m (1.600 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Place: Bovec basin, at the foot of Mt. ukla, near the trail from Mala vas to Ravni laz place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Substratum: Dead, thick, broken-off branch of Corylus avellana, hanging, not on ground.Comments: Growing in a group of many basidiocarps, pileus diameter up to 13 cm (5 inch), sterile surface of caps velutinate, indistinctively zonate, whitish with pale ochre bands (oac893), pore surface whitish-beige (oac807), tube layer concolorous with pore surface, context white (oac900); smell distinctive mushroomy, pleasant; SP white. Spores smooth, cylindrical, some slightly allantoid. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD = 0.4) x 2.6 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 2.24 (SD = 0.19), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Congo red. Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei, Vol. 10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 314. (2) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 542. (3) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 318. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 312.
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Castel Fusano, Lazio, Italy
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2020.09.20 Munkkivuori, Helsinki, Finland
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Showing the underside of the Sulphur Shelf bracket fungus, which has very fine pores.