12/Sep/23, 2:25 PM
Kloostrimetsa, Tallinn, Harju County
Mixed mostly pine forest, in sandy mossy soil
59°28'6.895"N 24°50'36.133"E
🔆 Still sunny weather with clouds, sunny spot
Original Instagram postColtricia perennis
Tiger's Eye
- Scientific identification
- Coltricia perennis (L.) Murrill
- Family
- Hymenochaetaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Coltricia
Names across languages
- English: Tiger's Eye
- German: Dauerporling
- Estonian: Liivapuidik
- Russian: Сухлянка двухлетняя
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-09-12.
Hymenium
Tubular or poroid, with small, angular pores.
Cap
3-8 cm in diameter. Convex to flat, becoming slightly depressed at maturity; with a zonate pattern, orange-brown to dark brown.
Hymenium attachment
Decurrent, extending slightly down the stipe.
Stipe
Cylindrical, central, and somewhat fibrous; the same color or paler than the cap, sometimes with a zonate pattern.
Spore print
Spore print: Brown.
Ecology
Saprobic, typically found growing on the ground in coniferous or mixed woods, particularly on well-decayed wood or woody debris.
Edibility
Not considered edible due to its tough texture.
Odour
Not distinct.
Fruit body
Up to 8 cm in diameter for the cap, stipe up to 5 cm tall.
Microscopy
Spores are cylindrical to allantoid, 7-9 x 3-4 µm.
Overview
Recognized by its perennial growth habit, zonate pattern on the cap, and its preference for well-decayed wood. The species name "perennis" suggests its perennial nature, meaning it can persist and possibly grow over more than one season.
1903). J. Mycol. 9(2): 91.
Field encounters
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