17/Aug/24, 5:48 PM
Peraküla, Läänemaa, Estonia
Coniferous (pine dominant) forest, on pine, near coastline
59°13'52.3"N 23°37'35.4"E
🔆 Evening sun, clear sky, forest shade
Original Instagram postDiplomitoporus flavescens
- Scientific identification
- Diplomitoporus flavescens (Bres.) Domański
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Diplomitoporus
Names across languages
- German: Ockergelbe Kieferntramete
- Finnish: Kaarnakääpä
- Estonian: Männikorgik
- Russian: Дипломитопорус желтеющий
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-17.
Hymenium
Pores, round to angular, small (4–5 per mm), bright yellow to pale cream when fresh, becoming duller with age
Cap
Resupinate, spreading flat on the substrate, soft and spongy when fresh, drying to a brittle texture, surface smooth to finely cracked, bright yellow to pale ochre
Hymenium Attachment
Poroid, directly attached to the substrate without a stipe or cap margin
Stipe
Lacking, as it is a crust fungus
Spore print
Spore print white to pale cream
Ecology
Saprobic, growing on dead conifer wood, including fallen logs, branches, and stumps, in moist environments, spring to autumn
Ecology
Inedible due to tough texture and insubstantial flesh.
Fruit body
Fruit body poroid crust, spreading up to 10–30 cm across and 0.1–3 cm thick.
Chemical reactions
Yellowish on the surface and hymenium
Odour
Odour mild, indistinct
Microscopy
Spores cylindrical to ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline, 6–8 × 2.5–3.5 µm, inamyloid, basidia 4-sterigmate, 20–30 × 5–7 µm
Overview
Bright yellow resupinate fungus with a soft, spongy texture when fresh
1970). Acta Soc. Bot. Pol. 39: 191.
Field encounters
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