13/Sep/24, 11:09 AM
Väike-Rõsna, Võrumaa, Estonia
Mixed woodland (pine-birch dominant), on mossy ground
57°59'03.0"N 27°37'19.4"E
🔆 Mild overcast, forest shade
Original Instagram postPhellodon tomentosus
zoned phellodon
- Scientific identification
- Phellodon tomentosus (L.) Banker
- Family
- Bankeraceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Phellodon
Names across languages
- English: zoned phellodon
- German: Becherförmiger Duftstacheling
- Finnish: Ryytiorakas
- Estonian: Viltjas vöötnarmik
- Russian: Феллодон войлочный
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-09-13.
Hymenium
Spines, the spines are short, conical, and dense, usually white to pale grey, darkening with age to brown or grey
Cap
irregularly circular, often fused with adjacent fruit bodies, surface is densely tomentose, particularly when young, color ranges from brown to dark grey or black, with zoned patterns
Hymenium Attachment
Decurrent, with the spines extending slightly down the stipe
Stipe
cylindrical, sometimes tapered towards the base, surface is fibrous and grey to black, blending with the cap
Spore print
Spore print white
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, in coniferous forests in association with spruces and pines, on the ground, on mossy or acidic soils, late summer to autumn
Edibility
Inedible due to its tough texture and bitter taste
Fruit body
Fruit body: 2–8 cm wide, 5–10 cm tall, 2–5 cm long, 0.5–1 cm thick
Dimensions
Cap: 2–8 cm in diameter
Odour
Odour not distinctive
Microscopy
Spores subglobose, 4–5.5 x 3.5–4.5 µm, smooth and hyaline, basidia four-spored, hyphae brownish, lacks clamp connections
Overview
Mycorrhizal fungus recognized by its woolly, zoned cap, decurrent spines, and tough texture
1906). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 12(2): 171.
Field encounters
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