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Daedalea quercina.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Dédalée, Eichenwirrling, Lenzite du chêne, Oak Mazegill, Tramète
Daedalia quercina 3 Mushroom
Ref No: 7666
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Daedalia quercina Mushroom
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Daedalia quercina2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7668
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige
normal size: over 15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood

Daedalea quercina L. ex Fr. syn. Trametes quercina (L. ex Fr.) Pilát
Eichenwirrling Dédalée, Tramète, Lenzite du chêne, Oak Mazegill Bracket 4–20cm across, 3–8cm wide, 1.5–5cm thick, hard and corky, singly or occasionally in shelved groups; upper surface uneven, creamy or ochraceous tinged with grey, drying pallid or umber. Flesh pale wood-coloured. Smell faintly acrid or fungusy. Tubes 10–30mm long, ochraceous-cream coloured. Pores large, irregular and maze-like, often elongate resembling gills. Spores ellipsoid, 6–7.5 x 3–3.5µ. Hyphal structure trimitic. Habitat on dead deciduous wood, virtually restricted to oak in this country. Season from spring onwards. Common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Vance Stringham (United States) - 26 May 2009

Michigan find.
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Vance Stringham (United States) - 26 May 2009

Michigan find.
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 November 2008

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 November 2008

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 November 2008

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