22/Sep/24, 2:35 PM
Tallinn Botanic Garden, Harjumaa, Estonia
Decaying deciduous hardwood stump
59°28'14.2"N 24°52'35.8"E
🔆 Sunny weather, deep forest shade
Original Instagram postKretzschmaria deusta
brittle cinder
- Scientific identification
- Kretzschmaria deusta (Hoffm.) P.M.D.Martin
- Family
- Xylariaceae
- Class
- Sordariomycetes
- Genus
- Kretzschmaria
Names across languages
- English: brittle cinder
- German: Brandkrustenpilz
- Finnish: Karstasyylä
- Estonian: Harilik lamesüsik
- Russian: Кречмария сожжённая
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-09-22.
Hymenium
Typically located on the irregular, crust-like surface of the fruiting body, dark gray to black, turning powdery or ash-like with age
Cap
Lacks a true cap, forms as an encrusting, flattened mass that adheres closely to the substrate, often with a rough, cracked, or uneven texture, initially pale gray to dark gray, becoming black with age
Hymenium Attachment
N/A
Stipe
N/A
Spore print
Spore print black
Ecology
Parasitic and saprobic, primarily on hardwoods, causes white rot decay in living trees, on dead wood or decayed sections of living trees, throughout the growing season
Edibility
Inedible, known to be toxic
Fruit body
Fruiting body crust-like, spreading, often covering areas up to 10–30 cm in diameter
Dimensions
Thickness 0.5–1.5 cm thick
Chemical reactions
KOH negative, does not react visibly with common reagents
Odour
Odour indistinct or slightly unpleasant when fresh
Taste
Taste not reported
Microscopy
Spores ellipsoid, smooth, 16–30 x 5–9 µm, black in mass, hyaline to slightly tinted individually
Overview
Crust-like, black, and brittle fungus that causes a destructive white rot
Jl S. Afr. Bot. 36(2): 80
Field encounters
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