Polyporales

Zaragoza: Aragn (Espaa)

Fomitopsis pinicolaRed-belted polyporeSlo.: smrekova kresilaaDat.: May 26. 2009Lat.: 46.30996 Long.: 13.57928Code: Bot_346/2009-8677/8710Habitat: In a narrow humid gorge, next to mountain stream Slatenek, mostly shadow, Precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 560 m (1.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead, still standing deciduous tree trunk already without branches (not conifer!), in a small group, from 0.5 m (2 feet) to 2.5 m (8 feet) above groundPlace: Slatenek gorge, at the end of a long abandoned chart road, southwest of Mt. Javorek, 1.557 m (5.109 feet), East Julian Alps, Slovenia ECComment: Books say this fungus grows mostly on conifers.

Pore surface of the youngest pileus.

Upper surface of the pileus of the third growing phase.

Second growing phase pileus growing out of the upper side of the first phase pileus.

Fomitopsis pinicolaRed-belted polyporeSlo.: smrekova kresilaaDat.: May 26. 2009Lat.: 46.30996 Long.: 13.57928Code: Bot_346/2009-8677/8710Habitat: In a narrow humid gorge, next to mountain stream Slatenek, mostly shadow, Precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 560 m (1.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead, still standing deciduous tree trunk already without branches (not conifer!), in a small group, from 0.5 m (2 feet) to 2.5 m (8 feet) above groundPlace: Slatenek gorge, at the end of a long abandoned chart road, southwest of Mt. Javorek, 1.557 m (5.109 feet), East Julian Alps, Slovenia ECComment: Books say this fungus grows mostly on conifers.

Kaluga region of Russia

Fomitopsis pinicolaRed-belted polyporeSlo.: smrekova kresilaaDat.: Sept. 10. 2011Lat.: 46.33908 Long.: 13.49861Code: Bot_550/2011_DSC9468 Habitat: Mixed forest, predominantly Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica; southeast inclined mountain slope, relatively warm place, limestone bedrock, in half shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 5-7 deg C, elevation 980 m (3.200 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Almost a fresh stump of a recently cut down Picea abies.Place: Bovec basin, southeast slopes of Mt. Kanin mountain group, Lower Gozdec place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Ref.: Personal communication. ID confirmed by Mr. Anton Poler. Comments: Very young sporocarps. The pictures have been taken during a very dry period of time with almost no other mushrooms growing around. Apparently causes white rot.

- Ther internal part is cream and hard of sour scent or to tobacco and the flavor disagreeably resinous. Spore ellipsoidal 6-9 X 3-5 m, of yellowish clear, flat color and non amiloides. Wooden dead parasite, generally of pines - of there their name. Also appears in alive and sick trees with a brown rottedness. Not edible, because of flavor and hard and fibrous consistency.CONFUSIONS: - A variety, F.pinicola var. effusa is similar to another mushroom parasite of the coniferous ones, Heterobasidion annosum, darker in general and with the sharp and not obtuse margin as F.pinicola and much more virulent in its attack to the tree that usually invades from the roots. - With the gender Fomes, especially with F.fomentarius but east believes a whitish and not brown podredumble. The pileo is also gray resinous with brown but never red orange areas. The species has been used as "tinder" for fire. It was also used in a preparation to treat wounds.

Fomitopsis pinicolaRed-belted polyporeSlo.: smrekova kresilaaDat.: May 26. 2009Lat.: 46.30996 Long.: 13.57928Code: Bot_346/2009-8677/8710Habitat: In a narrow humid gorge, next to mountain stream Slatenek, mostly shadow, Precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 560 m (1.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead, still standing deciduous tree trunk already without branches (not conifer!), in a small group, from 0.5 m (2 feet) to 2.5 m (8 feet) above groundPlace: Slatenek gorge, at the end of a long abandoned chart road, southwest of Mt. Javorek, 1.557 m (5.109 feet), East Julian Alps, Slovenia ECComment: Books say this fungus grows mostly on conifers.