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Coniophora puteana.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Gelber Holzschwamm, Wet Rot
Coniophora puteana Mushroom
Ref No: 7544
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow
normal size: over 15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Pore material cannot be seperated from flesh of the cap
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows on wood

Coniophora puteana (Schum.) Karst. syn. C. cerebella Pers. syn. Corticium puteanum (Schum.) Fr. Gelber Holzschwamm Wet Rot. Fruit body resupinate, forming irregular patches 4–20cm across, creamy white at first then pale yellow becoming dirty chrome to olivaceous, margin broad, white, radiating, surface irregular, rough and warted. Flesh very thin. Spores olivaceous-brown, broadly elliptic, 11–13 x 7–8ì. Habitat on trunks, decaying wood or timbers; it is one of the major causes of wet rot in damp buildings. Season all year. Common. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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