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Phlebia merismoides.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Orangefarbiger Kammpilz, Phlebia radiata
Phlebia  radiata Mushroom
Ref No: 8568
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Phlebia merismoides Mushroom
Ref No: 8569
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Phlebia merismoides2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8570
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Phlebia merismoides4 Mushroom
Ref No: 8572
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Orange
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood

Phlebia merismoides Fr. syn. P. radiata Fr. syn. P. aurantiaca (Sow.) Karst. Orangefarbiger Kammpilz. Fruit body resupinate forming round, oval or irregular patches, 8–10mm across and 2–3mm thick, margin fringed, surface very wrinkled with radiating ridges, the colour varying from dull flesh-colour or purplish to bright fluorescent orange, especially at the margin, tending to whitish with age. Spores white, sausage-shaped, 4–7 x 1–3um. Habitat on the bark of dead deciduous trees, especially beech. Season all year. Common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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