Image of Climacocystis borealis (Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar 1958

Description:

Slo.: severnjaka poroznica - Habitat: Mixed forest, dominant Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, slightly south oriented slope, calcareous bedrock, in shade, relatively warm place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 5-7 deg C, elevations 960 m (3,150 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: quite fresh, still in bark, Picea abies stump. - Comments: Growing solitary, many young fruitbodies measuring up to 7 cm (2,5 inch) by 4 cm (1,5 inch), SP white with very minute ocher tint. Smell indistinctive. Spore dimensions: 6,0 (SD = 0,4) x 4,4 (SD = 0,4) micr., Q = 1,47 (SD = 0,11), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Found during 2010 amateur mycological meeting, in Bovec. - Ref.: (1) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 182 (2) http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5780.asp . (3) http://www.grzyby.pl/gatunki/Climacocystis_borealis.htm . (4) Personal communication. Determined by Mr. Anton Poler.