Rogers Mushrooms - Diatrype disciformis Mushroom


	The mushrooms

Diatrype disciformis. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Beech Barkspot

Ref No: 7680
Buy this image

location: North America, Europe

edibility: Inedible

fungus colour: White to cream, Black or blackish

normal size: Less than 5cm

cap type: Cup shaped

flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged, Other

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows on wood

Diatrype disciformis (Hoff. ex Fr.) Fr. Beech Barkspot. Fruit body 1–3mm across, discoid, whitish at first soon blackish on the outer surface, remaining white-fleshed. Asci elongate club-shaped, 5µ wide. Spores curved, cylindrical, 5–8×1.5–2µ. Habitat on dead branches of deciduous trees, usually beech, emerging from below the bark. Season all year. Common. Not edible. Found In Europe.


	© 2001-2008 Rogers Plants Ltd. All rights reserved. The text and photographs on this site may not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Rogers Plants Ltd. Please see our Terms and Conditions. Site by Glide Technologies Ltd. Poisoning Disclaimer. Don't forget to visit our sister sites RogersRoses and RogersTreesandShrubs.