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Irpex lacteus (Fr.; Fr.) Fr. Elench. Fung. p145, 1828, syn.: Sistotrema lacteum Fr.Milk-white toothed polypore, DE: Milchweisser EggenpilzSlo.: belkasti rapovecDat.: Feb. 23. 2014Lat.: 46.35947 Long.: 13.70424Code: Bot_784/2014_DSC0038File names: from Irpex-lacteus_raw_1.xxx to Irpex-lacteus_raw_8.xxx.andDat.: Feb. 27. 2014Lat.: 46.35947 Long.: 13.70424Code: Bot_786/2014_DSC0132File names: from Irpex-lacteus_raw_10.xxx to Irpex-lacteus_raw_11.xxx.Habitat: alpine valley, an opening in mixed forest with predominantly Fagus sylvatica followed by Picea abies; modestly inclined southeast oriented mountain slope, overgrown calcareous ground composed of scree, rocks and boulders; mostly in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 560 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: cut down trunk of Fagus sylvatica lying on ground, in its late initial phase of integration; the trunk was massively infected also with Trametes hirsutum.Place: Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soa and Trenta, right bank of river Soa, near 'Na melu' place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comments: fruit body mostly resupinated but also effused-reflexed; very large, about 1.5 m x 20 cm, about 2-3 mm thick, context thinner than pore layer; small 'pilei' up to 8(12) mm off the substrate; hymenophore with initially distinctly irregular angular, almost labyrinthine pores soon becomes irpiciform to hydnoid (compare Figs. 8. and 10.); smell indistinctive, taste initially indistinctive, after some time slightly unpleasant; 5% KOH reaction on context and pore layer mild, color changed to somewhat darker ocher-beige; SP abundant, white-yellowish with a slight green tint, oac014. No hypha clamps have been observed. All observed traits fit well to expectations for Irpex lacteus except cystidia. The fact that I haven't found conspicuously encrusted cystidia puzzles me.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.1 [5.9 ; 6.2] 7.1 x 2.5 [2.8 ; 2.9] 3.2 microns, Q = 1.9 [2.1 ; 2.2] 2.4; N = 47; C = 95%; Me = 6.1 x 2.8 microns; Qe = 2.2. Basidia dimensions approximately 20 x 4.5 microns.Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water (spores) and NEA 40x/0.65, magnification 400x, in water, congo red (hymenium, cystidia). AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Bojam Rot,
www.gobenabovskem.com(2) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei, Vol. 10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 296. (3) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, Fungiflora, Vol.1. (1993), p 352. (4) G. J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 329. (5) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia (1984), p 176. (6)
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Bjerkandera adusta (Willd.:Fr.) Karst., syn.: Boletus crispus Pers.Smoky Bracket, DE: Angebrannter RauchporlingSlo.: osmojena bjerkanderaDat.: Dec. 09. 2014Lat.: 46.35624 Long.: 13.69918Code: Bot_854/2014_DSC5245Habitat: alpine valley, river bank, locally almost flat terrain, calcareous ground, river bank vegetation mostly consisting of Salix eleagnos, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica; humid air and ground, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 525 m (1.720 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead wood, a stump of cut down Salix eleagnos in its late initial phase of disintegration.Place: Lower Trenta valley, left bank of river Soa between villages Soa and Trenta, 50 m downstream of the bridge to the farmhouse 'Matev', Trenta 3, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comments: There exist two species of the genus Bjerkandera growing in Europe and also in Slovenia: Bjerkandera adusta and Bjerkandera fumosa. Both have very variable and irregular habitus and can be found pileate, effuse reflexed and also totally resupinate. Bjerkandera adusta is more common and can be distinguished from Bjerkandera fumosa by its very, very small more or less angular pores (5-7/mm), darker gray pore surface with pale margin and smaller spores. But distinguishing is not always easy. Bjerkandera adusta can be found during the whole year but it sporulates only at temperatures below 10 deg C (Ref.:4). So, one can hope to get spore print only during colder seasons of my country. Generally in the literature the pilei are described as azonate or only weakly zonate, however when they are very young this apparently doesn't hold (see Fig.4).Growing in imbricate groups of several fruit bodies; pilei 1.2 - 2.8 cm across, trama pale brown, corky-fibrous (cannot be chewed over but can be nicely cut with a razor), up to 4.5 mm thick, pore layer dark-grey and distinctly darker then trama, about 1 mm thick; stipe absent; taste mild, slightly unpleasant but not bitter; smell on sour earth similar to Trametes versicolor; SP faint, whitish. Spores smooth. Dimensions: 4.1 [4.5 ; 4.7] 5.1 x 2.6 [2.9 ; 3] 3.4 microns; Q = 1.3 [1.5 ; 1.6] 1.8; N = 37; C = 95%; Me = 4.6 x 3 microns; Qe = 1.6. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil; in water, live material. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia (1986), p 268.S (2) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (3) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 1., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1993), p 168. (4) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1., Ulmer (2000), p 486. (5) A. Bernicchia, S.P.Gorjon, Cortitiaceaes.i., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), p 139.
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Leptoporus mollisSlo.: mehka skutovkaDat.: Oct. 31. 2013Lat.: 46.38337 Long.: 13.75061Code: Bot_768/2013_DSC9113Habitat: Mixed wood, east inclined fairly steep mountain slope, calcareous ground, humid place, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 640 m (2.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: large, approximately 70 cm (2.3 feet) in diameter, debarked fallen trunk of Picea abies in its late stage of disintegration.Place: Trenta valley, west of village Trenta, right bank of river Soa, next to 'Soka pot' trail, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: This is an interesting fungus from several reasons. First it is quite rare. Second it is the only known species in the genus Leptoporus. Third it is a real surprise when you touch it - surprisingly spongy and so soft, that it is hard to handle it without damaging it. Indeed in strong contrast to what one expects from similar bracket fungi on wood.Growing in groups, many fruit bodies present on the log; sessile brackets up to 5 cm wide, up to 2.5 cm off the substrate and about 2 cm thick, trama layer up to 12 mm thick, pore layer 5-7 mm thick, brackets partly fused; thickly effuse-reflexed form up to 5 x 3.5 cm, totally resupinated patches up to 20 x 6 cm; bruising reddish-brown when touched; taste distinctly aromatic-bitter; smell mushroomy, pleasant, lightly acid; flesh very soft like watery white cheese; no SP obtained, spores collected directly from pore surface using a soft brush; no hypha clamps observed; 5% KOH reaction on pore surface deep brown with red tint; the same on pileus, yet slower reaction and less intensive. Spores' width fits expectations; however, their length is somewhat too small. Probably they were not yet mature.Spores smooth. Dimensions (only larger spores have been measured): 4.7 (SD= 0.2) x 1.8 (SD = 0.1) , Q = 2.62 (SD = 0.23), n = 21. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Basidia dimensions: 16.1 (SD = 1.8) x 4.4 (SD = 0.4) , n = 7. Olympus CH20, NEA 40x, magnification 400 x, in water, Congo red. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih vrstah gliv, Uradni list RS, t.58/2011 (Regulation of protected wild fungi, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 58/2011), (2011).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., EdizioniCandusso (2005), p 317. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 498. (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze BadenWrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 544. (4) Boletus Informaticus, Slovenian Forestry Institute, BI data base,
www.zdravgozd.si/bi_index.aspx (5)
mushroomhobby.com/Gallery/Polypores/Leptoporus_mollis.htm 5-7x1.5-2(6)
fr.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Link=T&TableKey=146826... (7)
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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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Staughton Vale, Victoria, Australia
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Trametes gibbosa Lumpy BracketSlo.: grbasta ploskocevkaDate: Oct. 24. 2009Lat.: 46.3608 Long.: 13.70246Code: Bot_394/2009-0165Habitat: pasture near wood side, fairly flat, shallow, calcareous, southeast faced ground, full sun, fully exposed to rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 610 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: cut down stump of Fagus Sylvatica, partly still in bark.Place: Trenta valley, middle part of Na Melu place, south-east slopes of Mt. Bavki Grintavec, 2.347 m (7.701 feet), East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECRef:A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei 10, Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 527M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 318R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 336
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Postia subcaesia, syn.: Oligoporus subcaesius, Tyromyces subcaesius, Spongiporus subcaesiusBlueing Bracket, Blauer SaftporlingSlo.: modrikasti skutovecDat.: Oct. 09, 2013Lat.: 46.39815 Long.: 13.70048Code: Bot_759/2013_DSC8535Habitat: Mixed forest, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant, almost flat terrain, calcareous ground; full shade; humid place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 4-6 deg C, elevation 1.000 m (3.300 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: on dead rotting branch lying on ground and on rotten half buried roots of Fagus sylvatica, partly still in bark.Place: Zadnja Trenta valley, left bank of (mostly) dry Soa river bed, north of Bavki Grintavec mountain, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: This observation was first determined as Postia caesia (see former text in brackets below). But, a kind explanation of Mr. Gnter Sturm, Germany, having long 'mileage' in Polyporaceae, and the paper of David (1974), Ref.: (8) convinced me that the correct determination should be Postia subcaesia. Now substratum fits better. Also habitus of the find fits better to the new determination. Pileus of P. caesia is of more uniform colors and never as strongly zonate as in this observation. Another trait, which fits better now, is the fact that the pilei color didn't changed distinctly blue when bruised. Nevertheless, spore dimensions still don't fit to data from literature. May be Ryvarden's comment in Ref.: (7), p 405, regarding distinguishing both species: 'However, there are some disturbing intermediate specimens on hardwoods.' explains the situation?Former text:[This beautifully blue polypore could eventually be Oligoporus subcaesius. Unfortunately, the distinguishing traits between O. caesius and O. subcaesius seem to be treated quite inconsistently in the literature available to me. Oligoporus caesius should principally thrive on wood of conifers (with rare but documented exceptions) and should have spores wider than 1.5 , while Oligoporus subcaesius is found on broadleaved trees and should have spores narrower than 1.5 (as per Ref.:(5) and Ref.:(1)). Contrary, Ref.: (4) states narrower than 1.5 spores for O. caesius (a typo?). Also the information about spore shape (allantoid versus cylindrical) is inconsistently given in different sources. In this observation measured spore width speaks in favor to O. caesius (according to Ref.:(1) and (5)), while substratum doesn't support this decision. Since exceptions with regard to substratum are known, and based on quite distinctively blue color of the pilei and their size (O. subcaesius should be significantly larger according to Ref.:(1)) I decided for O. caesius, but this may be incorrect. ]Growing in a small group of about 6 pilei of different size; pilei up to 6 x 4 cm across; flesh soft, fibrous; SP very faint, whitish(?), oac857(?).Spores smooth, cylindrical and moderately allantoid. Dimensions: 5.3 (SD = 0.2) x 1.6 (SD = 0.1) , Q = 3.25 (SD = 0.26), 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.: (for Postia subcaesia)(1) Personal communication with Mr. Mr. Gnter Sturm. Id'ed by Mr. Gnter Sturm.(2 ) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia(1986), p274.4.5-5.5/1-1.2(3) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), pp 359.4-6/1-1.2(4) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. 4.5-5.5/1-1.2(5) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. 4-5/0.7-1.5(6) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 560.4.5-5.5/1-1.5(7) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.4-5/1-1.4(8) A. David, Une nouvelle espece de Polyporaceae: Tyromyces subcaesius, Bull. Soc.Linn. Lyon, Vol.46. (1974), pp 119-126. 4-5/1-1.25(2)Ref.: (for Postia caesia)(1) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), pp 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.
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The cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa) is a relatively rare mushroom species that can be found from August till October in the pine forests, where it usually grow on the pine roots.
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Polyporus campestris (Quelet 1872) Krieglsteiner 1999, Syn.: Dichomitus campestris, Trametes campestrisSlo.: hrastov blazinecDat.: Dec. 31. 2011Lat.: 46.35079 Long.: 13.56259Code: Bot_ 585/2011_DSC2076Habitat: Steep mountain slope, south oriented, thermophilic hardwood forest, Fagus sylvatica, Ostrya carpinifolia, Corylus avellana, Pinus rubra; warm and dry place, calcareous rocky ground, partly in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 810 m (2.650 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: still standing, dead trunk of Corylus avellana, still in bark, 6.5 cm (2.5 inch) in diameter, in initial stage of disintegration.Place: Bovec basin, below Mt. ukla, 1.767 m (5.798 feet), above Plajerjeva skala (Plajer's rock) place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Photography and description in dry state. Growing solitary about 1.5 m (5 feet) above ground. sporocarp dimensions: 11 x 6,5 cm (4.5 x 2.5 inch), 11 mm (7/16 inch) thick; perennial fruitbody with 5-6 pore layers 1 - 1.5 mm thick each, subiculum 1-2 mm thick; smell indistinctive; flesh very hard, very difficult to separate from the wood; (sterile) pore surface at the edges of the fruitbody black (oac908), reddish-ocher-brown (oac708), trama wood color (oac807). KOH 5% on trama distinctive, chestnut brown, on pores surface almost none. SP none.Ref.:(1)
www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=459442 13-19 x 4-5.5 m(2) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 608. (3) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 315. 9-12.5/3-5(4) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 201. 12-17/3,5-5.
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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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A pliable polypore with angular white spores. When found in quantity it is known as the Hazel Bracelet.
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Lenzites betulina, syn. Trametes betulina Multicolor gill polypore, Birken-BlaettlingSlo.: brezova lenzovkaDate: Oct. 24. 2009Lat.: 46.34018 Long.: 13.58107Code: Bot_394/2009-0079Habitat: Group of Betula pendula var. pendula as a pioneer species on an abandoned pasture, shallow, moderately acid soil on cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), direct rain exposed, partly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, altitude 550 m (1.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: rotten stump of a Betula pendula var. pendulaPlace: Bovec basin, at the foot of Mt. Svinjak, 1.965 m (6.447 feet) above Kal-Koritnica village, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore dimensions 5.4 micr (SD=0.4 micr) x 2.5 micr (SD=0.3 micr). Ref.:
aphyllopower.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.htmlA.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l. , Fungi Europaei, Edizioni Candusso (2005), Italia, p 314M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 318R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 336
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Ischnoderma resinosum (Schrad.) P. Karst., syn.: Fomitopsis resinosa (Schrad.) Rauschert, Ischnoderma fuliginosum (Scop.) Murrill, Ungulina fuliginosa (Scop.) Pat.EN: Resinous Polypore, DE: Laubholz-HarzporlingSlo.: bukova irhovkaDat.: Dec. 3. 2018Lat.: 46.337198 Long.: 13.553608Code: Bot_1168/2018_DSC4494Habitat: cultivated grassland, city park; flat terrain; calcareous ground; partly sunny place; exposed to direct rain; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.480 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead Acer sp. (personal communication with a resident living next to the place) stump near its final stage of decomposition.Place: Bovec basin, city park in front of the hotel Kanin, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comment: Ischnoderma resinosum is widely distributed and a common species in many regions. But it is a rare find in west Slovenia. This observation seems, at least according to available data from Boletus Informaticus database (Ref.: 8), the first one in Posoje region. Pilei are surprisingly soft for a polypore. When fresh they have very distinctive and pleasant smell resembling the smell of Gloeophyllum odoratum. However, this smell fades after some time and disappears completely in dry herbarium samples. It is interesting that young, but also large, seemingly mature pilei do not yet have hymenium developed and do not produce spores (Ref.: 6). In my first attempt I was trying to do microscopy of both in vain. Only after I went back to the site and bring home a very old, hard, almost decaying pileus I found plentiful spores.Many pilei were present; pilei semicircular to flabelliform, applanate, also effuse-reflexed and sometimes imbricate and confluent, measuring up to 15 x 9 cm, up to 2 cm thick; trama up to 15 mm thick, pore layer up to 10 mm thick; pilei soft; pores small, slightly bruising brownish; SP rather faint, light ocher, oac 847; 5% KOH reaction on pileus almost black with deep purple tint, on pores reddish-brown, on trama brown.Spores smooth. Dimensions: (4,3) 4,8 - 5,6 (5,9) (1,6) 1,8 - 2,2 (2,5) m; Q = (2,3) 2,34 - 2,8 (3,1); N = 40; Me = 5,2 2 m; Qe = 2,6. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil; in water, fresh material. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Index Herbariorum LJF @ Mycotheca and lichen herbarium of Slovenian Forestry Institute.Ref.: (1) Leg. and personal communication with Mr. Bojan Rot,
www. gobenabovskem.si (2)
www.mushroomexpert.com/ischnoderma_resinosum.html (accessed Dec 13. 2018) (3) D. Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 573. (4) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes l., Fungi Europaei, Vol. 10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 300. (5) L. Ryvarden, I. Melo, Poroid fungi of Europe, Synopsis Fungorum 31., Fungiflora (2014), p 240. (6) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1., Ulmer (2000), p 537.(7)
www.mycoquebec.org/bas.php?trie=I&l=l&nom=Ischnod... (accessed Dec.15.2018) (8) N. Ogris (ed), Boletus informaticus, Slovenian Forestry Institute
www.zdravgozd.si/bi_index.aspx (accessed Dec. 15. 2018)
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Cerrena unicolor (syn.: Daedalea unicolor)Mossy maze polyporeSlo.: pepelasti zvitoluknjiarDat.: June 01. 2009Lat.: 46.34431 Long.: 13.55524Code: Bot_348/2009-8963Habitat: Pasture land, southeast oriented slopes, full sun, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 550 m (1.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: dead trunk of a small Ostrya carpinifolia laying on ground. Place: North of Bovec, pasture land near Luti's farmhouse, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: See an interesting story about the Cerrena unicolor, the Horntail Wasp Tremex Columba and the Ichneumonid wasp Megarhyssa at
www.mushroomthejournal.com/mma/SC200304.html#cerrenaRef.: A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l. in Italia, Instituto di Patologia Vegetale, Uni. degli Studi di Bologna (1990), pp458.
www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid fungi/species pages/Cerrena unicolor.htm
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A colorful fungus that attacks both dead and living conifers in North America.
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Trametes hirsutaHairy Bracket, Striegelige TrameteSlo.: kosmata ploskocevkaDate: Oct. 25. 2009Lat.: 46.33474 Long.: 13.49412Code: Bot_395/2009-0231Habitat: A clearing in mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, south oriented, moderately steep mountain slope, calcareous ground, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 950 m (3.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: cut off decaying branches of Fagus sylvatica Place: Lower Gozdec wood, south slopes of Mt. Kanin mountain group, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Although this species has usually more or less green upper side of pileus due to algae, such intense green color is uncommon. Ref.:Personal communication Mr. Gregor Podgornik, NAC, Tolmin, SloveniaA.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei 10, Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 529M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 318R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 340
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Lentinus tigrinusTigar SawgillSlo.: tigrasta strnjenkaDat.: Sept.17. 2011Lat.: 46.34026 Long.: 13.56039Code: Bot_552/2011_DSC9579 Habitat: Wet marsh, thicket of Salix sp. bushes, flat frequently flooded terrain, muddy ground, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock, humid and shady place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Water soaked, rotten trunk of Salix viminalis or Salix fragilis almost completely buried in the muddy ground.Place: Bovec basin, Northeast of Bovec, Pod Trnjem place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing in a small group of several fruitbodies, pileus diameter up to about 6 cm (2.5 inch), taste and smell initially mild, smell becoming strong and unpleasant (urine) during drying, SP white. Ref.:(1) Id'ed by Mr. Bojan Rot(2) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 121.(3)
www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6282~gid...(4)
www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=164542
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Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr., syn.: Pyropolyporus fomentarius (L.) Teng, Ungulina fomentaria (L.) Pat., Polyporus fomentarius (L.) Fr. Tinder Bracket, Tinder conk, Amadou, Horse's hoof, DE: ZnderschwammSlo.: kresilna gobaDat.: Oct. 20. 2017Lat.: 46.36242 Long.: 13.69997Code: Bot_1094/2017_DSC03421Habitat: steep mountain slope, south aspect; mixed wood, Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Fraxinus ornus and Ostrya carpinifolia dominant trees; calcareous ground; relatively warm and dry place; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 685 m (2.250 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead, still standing Fagus sylvatica.Place: Lower Trenta valley, right bank of river Soa; between villages Soa and Trenta; Pod Stemerico place, above Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comments: Fomes fomentarius is probably the most common and easy to spot Polyporaceae in the Trenta valley and surrounding valleys. Only Fomitopsis pinicola living on dead Picea abies is eventually more frequent and also more noticeable with its orange-red rim of the pilei. This is so because deteriorated and rotten Picea abies trees and trunks are in abundance here. Namely, Picea abies is not really a 'suitable' species for this habitat and climate and hardly thrives bountifully in this region. Also, many trees now grow on former pastures, now abandoned for decades, which were covered with only a very thin layer of soil. Combined with their shallow root system they are almost regularly toppled by strong winds when they become a few decades old. Presence of many dead Picea abies trunks here around is a stage of natural forest succession process. This conifer is gradually replaced by Fagus sylvatica trees, which is a species truly 'at home' in Trenta valley.Fomes fomentarius is mostly easy to recognize as such when it has its typical pileate or hoof-shaped habit. Although, it may cases it looks quite different from most pictures in the books. The habit depends on substratum, position on it and particularly on the age of the sporocarps. When young they are like a roundish 'blobs' of whitish, grayish or yellowish-ocher color, without a pore layer. In the first year pilei are brownish or yellowish, sometimes of reddish tint (ref.: 6) and becoming zonate on upper side. After the first year hard crust develops on the upper sterile side of sporocarps, which becomes gray to brown, and deeply zonate. When old they frequently become hoof-shaped, but other, often bizarre, shapes are also possible. If moist the old sporocarps may look totally black and are frequently difficult to distinguish from old Fomitopsis pinicola pilei. The most characteristic traits of mature Fomes fomentarius are: hard crust on the upper, sterile surface of basidiocarp, and particularly a granular, roundish, dark brown core next to the substratum (seen only in cross section of the sporocarp; a good distinguishing characteristics against sometimes very similar Ganoderma species (Ref:3)), pores with thick tomentose dissepiments and yellowish brown fibrous context. Tube layer is more or less stratified and filled with white mycelium when old. Stratification is often weak (Ref.8.even states: non-stratified tube layer). Basidiocarps are consistently fertile only early in the spring, so there was no spore print with this find. This species is culturally very important. It was found already with 5.500 years old find of frozen body of tzi, also called "iceman", high in the Alps. He had a piece of Fomes fomentarius sporocarp with him. In men's history the sporocarps had been used as tinder for making and transporting fires for millennia.The sporocarps on the pictures were found on an old, dead Fagus sylvatica tree. There were more than 35 pilei present, from young ones to very old ones. The largest is 37 cm wide, 34 cm high and 22 cm thick! The tree has 2.2 m circumference at about half a meter from ground. SP none.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.: (1) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 307.(2) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, Part 1., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1993), p 254.(3) L. Ryvarden, R.L. I. Melo, Potoid fungi of Europe, Gilbertson, European Polypores, Part 1., Synopsis Fungorum 31., Fungiflora (2014 ), p 178.(4) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia (1986), p 306. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1., Ulmer (2000), p 519. (6) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes l., Fungi Europaei, Vol. 10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 215.(7) J. Ginns, Polypores of British Columbia, Crown Publ., Technical Report 104 (2017), p 88. (8) D. Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 581.
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El Moncayo. Tarazona: Aragn (Espaa)Divisin: BasidiomycotaSubdivisin: BasidiomycotinaClase: HomobasidiomycetesSubclase: AphyllophoromycetideaeOrden: AphilloforalesFamilia: PolyporaceaeIdentificacin: Biodiversdad Virtual.
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Ingliston, Victoria, Australia
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Alcornocales National Reserve, Andalucia Spain.