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Pseudomerulius aureus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Pseudomerulius aureus Mushroom
Ref No: 8848
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown, Orange
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood

Pseudomerulius aureus (Fr.) Jul. Fruit body 5-20cm across, about 2mm thick, a spreading, wrinkled crust on the underside of logs; bright orange to golden brown, paler yellow-gold at margin; surface wrinkled and folded. Spores cylindrical, smooth. 3.5-4.5 x 1.3-1.8µ. Deposit yellowish. Habitat on undersides of dead, bark-less conifer logs Found in Europe and widely distributed throughout North America. Season August-October. Not edible.

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