Polyporales

A widespread polypore than seems to occur in two forms. In this form it is known as the Orange Sponge Polypore.

This form of the species produces tubes in downward cascades. Photo from Robert's Creek area, British Columbia.

When young, this neotropical polypore is soft, and can grow around obstacles. Photo from near Argentina-Brazil border.

A soft conk polypore that some plants can grow right through. A widespread species in the Neotropics.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

SO557146. Forest of Dean Gloucestershire

SO557146. Forest of Dean Gloucestershire

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Meripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeSlo.: rnea velezraenkaDat.: Sept. 19. 2013Lat.: 46.33515 Long.: 13.56790Code: Bot_750/2013_DSC0349Habitat: Light, mixed, predominantly hardwood woodland, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana; nearly flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly rain protected by trees canopies, mostly in shade, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 480 m (1.575feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a large stump and roots of a cut down tree in its final stage of disintegration; tree species undistinguishable; most probably Fagus sylvatica, but possibly also Quercus sp. (several trees growing in the vicinity).Place: Bovec basin, Humi hill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing solitary (probably a single mycelium), however in three groups of pilei on the same tree; they were about 1 m (3 feet) apart, the largest group about 40 cm (16 inch) in diameter; taste strong, mushroomy, unpleasant; smell slightly unpleasant, indistinctive; flesh strongly fibrous; SP whitish; pore surface bruising when handled, first ochre, then brown, then blackish, but not fast, the process takes several ten minutes.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 5.7 (SD= 0.3) x 4.8 (SD= 0.2) , Q= 1.2 (SD= 0.06), n= 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 505.(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 301.(3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 547. (4) M.Bon, Parey'sBuch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle& Meyer (2008), p 338.(6). Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1065.

Steccherinum subcrinale (Peck) Ryvarden, Synonymy: Hydnum subcrinale Peck, Irpex subcrinalis (Peck) Saaren. & Kotir., Mycoleptodon kavinae Pilt, Bull. Odontia subcrinalis (Peck) Gilb., Steccherinum kavinae (Pilt) M.P. Christ..(unnamed species of) 'Hedgehog stool', DE: Ockerbrauner Resupinat-Stacheling, Ockerbrauner Resupinatstacheling, Ellipsoidsporiger Schnallenloser ResupinatstachelingSlo.: vrsta bodikaDate: July 27. 2010Lat.: 45.71421 Long.: 14.39441Code: Bot_436/2010_DSC3359Habitat: Old, mixed wood, Picea abies dominant; locally almost flat terrain, calcareous ground; in shade, fairly humid place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations 1.600-1.800 mm/year, average temperature 8-9 deg C, elevation 740 m (2.450 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region.Substratum: on wood of a tree stump covered by mosses; in the final stage of disintegration; species undetermined but probably Picea abies or Abies alba. Place: North of Cerknica lake; SE of village Laze pri Gornjem jezeru; between hills marni gri, 768 m and Sovinek, 780 m, Notranjska, Slovenia EC. Comments: Steccherinum subcrinale is a loosely attached to its substratum, resupinate, effused teeth fungus. It can be distinguished from other Steccherinum species (in my region Steccherinum ochraceum and Steccherinum fimbriatum) by short, from (0.2)0.3 to 0.5(0.6) mm long cylindrical aculei (spines or teeth). Alternative species have pointed, conical (and mostly larger) 'spines'. The same seems true for similar species of genus Irpex. Steccherinum subcrinale also never forms shelf-like, small pilei but remains strictly resupinate.Steccherinum subcrinale is a rare species everywhere in Europe and denoted 'extremely rare' in Germany (Krieglsteiner 2000), Italy (Bernicchia 2010) and north Europe (Eriksson et al 1984). It is listed neither in Poler ed. 1998 nor in Ogris 2008 for Slovenia. Unfortunately, at the time I photographed this observation I was unaware what it might be and I didn't take samples to do microscopy and make exsiccate. Hence the determination remains uncertain although macroscopic traits from photos seem to fit quite good.Ref.: (1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 332.(2) www.123pilze.de/DreamHC/Download/OckerResupinatStacheling... (accessed March 3. 2018) (3) L. Hagar, Ottova Encyklopedia Hb, Ottova Nakladatelstvi, Praha (2015) (in Slovakian), p 289.(4) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceaes .i., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), p 631. (5) (x) A. Poler (ed.), Seznam gliv Slovenije (Checklist of Fungi of Slovenia), 2nd Ed., Assoc. of Mycol. Soc. of Slovenia (1998) (in Slovenian).(6) N. Ogris (ed.), Boletus Informaticus, Slovenian Forestry Institute, 2008 www.zdravgozd.si/bi_index.aspx (accessed March 3. 2018)(7) Eriksson, J.; Hjortstam, K.; Ryvarden, L., The Corticiaceae of North Europe. 7:1282-1449 1984) www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=1468261600000006... (accessed March 4. 2018)

Steccherinum subcrinale (Peck) Ryvarden, Synonymy: Hydnum subcrinale Peck, Irpex subcrinalis (Peck) Saaren. & Kotir., Mycoleptodon kavinae Pilt, Bull. Odontia subcrinalis (Peck) Gilb., Steccherinum kavinae (Pilt) M.P. Christ..(unnamed species of) 'Hedgehog stool', DE: Ockerbrauner Resupinat-Stacheling, Ockerbrauner Resupinatstacheling, Ellipsoidsporiger Schnallenloser ResupinatstachelingSlo.: vrsta bodikaDate: July 27. 2010Lat.: 45.71421 Long.: 14.39441Code: Bot_436/2010_DSC3359Habitat: Old, mixed wood, Picea abies dominant; locally almost flat terrain, calcareous ground; in shade, fairly humid place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations 1.600-1.800 mm/year, average temperature 8-9 deg C, elevation 740 m (2.450 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region.Substratum: on wood of a tree stump covered by mosses; in the final stage of disintegration; species undetermined but probably Picea abies or Abies alba. Place: North of Cerknica lake; SE of village Laze pri Gornjem jezeru; between hills marni gri, 768 m and Sovinek, 780 m, Notranjska, Slovenia EC. Comments: Steccherinum subcrinale is a loosely attached to its substratum, resupinate, effused teeth fungus. It can be distinguished from other Steccherinum species (in my region Steccherinum ochraceum and Steccherinum fimbriatum) by short, from (0.2)0.3 to 0.5(0.6) mm long cylindrical aculei (spines or teeth). Alternative species have pointed, conical (and mostly larger) 'spines'. The same seems true for similar species of genus Irpex. Steccherinum subcrinale also never forms shelf-like, small pilei but remains strictly resupinate.Steccherinum subcrinale is a rare species everywhere in Europe and denoted 'extremely rare' in Germany (Krieglsteiner 2000), Italy (Bernicchia 2010) and north Europe (Eriksson et al 1984). It is listed neither in Poler ed. 1998 nor in Ogris 2008 for Slovenia. Unfortunately, at the time I photographed this observation I was unaware what it might be and I didn't take samples to do microscopy and make exsiccate. Hence the determination remains uncertain although macroscopic traits from photos seem to fit quite good.Ref.: (1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 332.(2) www.123pilze.de/DreamHC/Download/OckerResupinatStacheling... (accessed March 3. 2018) (3) L. Hagar, Ottova Encyklopedia Hb, Ottova Nakladatelstvi, Praha (2015) (in Slovakian), p 289.(4) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceaes .i., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), p 631. (5) (x) A. Poler (ed.), Seznam gliv Slovenije (Checklist of Fungi of Slovenia), 2nd Ed., Assoc. of Mycol. Soc. of Slovenia (1998) (in Slovenian).(6) N. Ogris (ed.), Boletus Informaticus, Slovenian Forestry Institute, 2008 www.zdravgozd.si/bi_index.aspx (accessed March 3. 2018)(7) Eriksson, J.; Hjortstam, K.; Ryvarden, L., The Corticiaceae of North Europe. 7:1282-1449 1984) www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=1468261600000006... (accessed March 4. 2018)

Steccherinum subcrinale (Peck) Ryvarden, Synonymy: Hydnum subcrinale Peck, Irpex subcrinalis (Peck) Saaren. & Kotir., Mycoleptodon kavinae Pilt, Bull. Odontia subcrinalis (Peck) Gilb., Steccherinum kavinae (Pilt) M.P. Christ..(unnamed species of) 'Hedgehog stool', DE: Ockerbrauner Resupinat-Stacheling, Ockerbrauner Resupinatstacheling, Ellipsoidsporiger Schnallenloser ResupinatstachelingSlo.: vrsta bodikaDate: July 27. 2010Lat.: 45.71421 Long.: 14.39441Code: Bot_436/2010_DSC3359Habitat: Old, mixed wood, Picea abies dominant; locally almost flat terrain, calcareous ground; in shade, fairly humid place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations 1.600-1.800 mm/year, average temperature 8-9 deg C, elevation 740 m (2.450 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region.Substratum: on wood of a tree stump covered by mosses; in the final stage of disintegration; species undetermined but probably Picea abies or Abies alba. Place: North of Cerknica lake; SE of village Laze pri Gornjem jezeru; between hills marni gri, 768 m and Sovinek, 780 m, Notranjska, Slovenia EC. Comments: Steccherinum subcrinale is a loosely attached to its substratum, resupinate, effused teeth fungus. It can be distinguished from other Steccherinum species (in my region Steccherinum ochraceum and Steccherinum fimbriatum) by short, from (0.2)0.3 to 0.5(0.6) mm long cylindrical aculei (spines or teeth). Alternative species have pointed, conical (and mostly larger) 'spines'. The same seems true for similar species of genus Irpex. Steccherinum subcrinale also never forms shelf-like, small pilei but remains strictly resupinate.Steccherinum subcrinale is a rare species everywhere in Europe and denoted 'extremely rare' in Germany (Krieglsteiner 2000), Italy (Bernicchia 2010) and north Europe (Eriksson et al 1984). It is listed neither in Poler ed. 1998 nor in Ogris 2008 for Slovenia. Unfortunately, at the time I photographed this observation I was unaware what it might be and I didn't take samples to do microscopy and make exsiccate. Hence the determination remains uncertain although macroscopic traits from photos seem to fit quite good.Ref.: (1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 332.(2) www.123pilze.de/DreamHC/Download/OckerResupinatStacheling... (accessed March 3. 2018) (3) L. Hagar, Ottova Encyklopedia Hb, Ottova Nakladatelstvi, Praha (2015) (in Slovakian), p 289.(4) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceaes .i., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), p 631. (5) (x) A. Poler (ed.), Seznam gliv Slovenije (Checklist of Fungi of Slovenia), 2nd Ed., Assoc. of Mycol. Soc. of Slovenia (1998) (in Slovenian).(6) N. Ogris (ed.), Boletus Informaticus, Slovenian Forestry Institute, 2008 www.zdravgozd.si/bi_index.aspx (accessed March 3. 2018)(7) Eriksson, J.; Hjortstam, K.; Ryvarden, L., The Corticiaceae of North Europe. 7:1282-1449 1984) www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=1468261600000006... (accessed March 4. 2018)

Steccherinum subcrinale (Peck) Ryvarden, Synonymy: Hydnum subcrinale Peck, Irpex subcrinalis (Peck) Saaren. & Kotir., Mycoleptodon kavinae Pilt, Bull. Odontia subcrinalis (Peck) Gilb., Steccherinum kavinae (Pilt) M.P. Christ..(unnamed species of) 'Hedgehog stool', DE: Ockerbrauner Resupinat-Stacheling, Ockerbrauner Resupinatstacheling, Ellipsoidsporiger Schnallenloser ResupinatstachelingSlo.: vrsta bodikaDate: July 27. 2010Lat.: 45.71421 Long.: 14.39441Code: Bot_436/2010_DSC3359Habitat: Old, mixed wood, Picea abies dominant; locally almost flat terrain, calcareous ground; in shade, fairly humid place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations 1.600-1.800 mm/year, average temperature 8-9 deg C, elevation 740 m (2.450 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region.Substratum: on wood of a tree stump covered by mosses; in the final stage of disintegration; species undetermined but probably Picea abies or Abies alba. Place: North of Cerknica lake; SE of village Laze pri Gornjem jezeru; between hills marni gri, 768 m and Sovinek, 780 m, Notranjska, Slovenia EC. Comments: Steccherinum subcrinale is a loosely attached to its substratum, resupinate, effused teeth fungus. It can be distinguished from other Steccherinum species (in my region Steccherinum ochraceum and Steccherinum fimbriatum) by short, from (0.2)0.3 to 0.5(0.6) mm long cylindrical aculei (spines or teeth). Alternative species have pointed, conical (and mostly larger) 'spines'. The same seems true for similar species of genus Irpex. Steccherinum subcrinale also never forms shelf-like, small pilei but remains strictly resupinate.Steccherinum subcrinale is a rare species everywhere in Europe and denoted 'extremely rare' in Germany (Krieglsteiner 2000), Italy (Bernicchia 2010) and north Europe (Eriksson et al 1984). It is listed neither in Poler ed. 1998 nor in Ogris 2008 for Slovenia. Unfortunately, at the time I photographed this observation I was unaware what it might be and I didn't take samples to do microscopy and make exsiccate. Hence the determination remains uncertain although macroscopic traits from photos seem to fit quite good.Ref.: (1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 332.(2) www.123pilze.de/DreamHC/Download/OckerResupinatStacheling... (accessed March 3. 2018) (3) L. Hagar, Ottova Encyklopedia Hb, Ottova Nakladatelstvi, Praha (2015) (in Slovakian), p 289.(4) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceaes .i., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), p 631. (5) (x) A. Poler (ed.), Seznam gliv Slovenije (Checklist of Fungi of Slovenia), 2nd Ed., Assoc. of Mycol. Soc. of Slovenia (1998) (in Slovenian).(6) N. Ogris (ed.), Boletus Informaticus, Slovenian Forestry Institute, 2008 www.zdravgozd.si/bi_index.aspx (accessed March 3. 2018)(7) Eriksson, J.; Hjortstam, K.; Ryvarden, L., The Corticiaceae of North Europe. 7:1282-1449 1984) www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=1468261600000006... (accessed March 4. 2018)

Steccherinum subcrinale (Peck) Ryvarden, Synonymy: Hydnum subcrinale Peck, Irpex subcrinalis (Peck) Saaren. & Kotir., Mycoleptodon kavinae Pilt, Bull. Odontia subcrinalis (Peck) Gilb., Steccherinum kavinae (Pilt) M.P. Christ..(unnamed species of) 'Hedgehog stool', DE: Ockerbrauner Resupinat-Stacheling, Ockerbrauner Resupinatstacheling, Ellipsoidsporiger Schnallenloser ResupinatstachelingSlo.: vrsta bodikaDate: July 27. 2010Lat.: 45.71421 Long.: 14.39441Code: Bot_436/2010_DSC3359Habitat: Old, mixed wood, Picea abies dominant; locally almost flat terrain, calcareous ground; in shade, fairly humid place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations 1.600-1.800 mm/year, average temperature 8-9 deg C, elevation 740 m (2.450 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region.Substratum: on wood of a tree stump covered by mosses; in the final stage of disintegration; species undetermined but probably Picea abies or Abies alba. Place: North of Cerknica lake; SE of village Laze pri Gornjem jezeru; between hills marni gri, 768 m and Sovinek, 780 m, Notranjska, Slovenia EC. Comments: Steccherinum subcrinale is a loosely attached to its substratum, resupinate, effused teeth fungus. It can be distinguished from other Steccherinum species (in my region Steccherinum ochraceum and Steccherinum fimbriatum) by short, from (0.2)0.3 to 0.5(0.6) mm long cylindrical aculei (spines or teeth). Alternative species have pointed, conical (and mostly larger) 'spines'. The same seems true for similar species of genus Irpex. Steccherinum subcrinale also never forms shelf-like, small pilei but remains strictly resupinate.Steccherinum subcrinale is a rare species everywhere in Europe and denoted 'extremely rare' in Germany (Krieglsteiner 2000), Italy (Bernicchia 2010) and north Europe (Eriksson et al 1984). It is listed neither in Poler ed. 1998 nor in Ogris 2008 for Slovenia. Unfortunately, at the time I photographed this observation I was unaware what it might be and I didn't take samples to do microscopy and make exsiccate. Hence the determination remains uncertain although macroscopic traits from photos seem to fit quite good.Ref.: (1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 332.(2) www.123pilze.de/DreamHC/Download/OckerResupinatStacheling... (accessed March 3. 2018) (3) L. Hagar, Ottova Encyklopedia Hb, Ottova Nakladatelstvi, Praha (2015) (in Slovakian), p 289.(4) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceaes .i., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), p 631. (5) (x) A. Poler (ed.), Seznam gliv Slovenije (Checklist of Fungi of Slovenia), 2nd Ed., Assoc. of Mycol. Soc. of Slovenia (1998) (in Slovenian).(6) N. Ogris (ed.), Boletus Informaticus, Slovenian Forestry Institute, 2008 www.zdravgozd.si/bi_index.aspx (accessed March 3. 2018)(7) Eriksson, J.; Hjortstam, K.; Ryvarden, L., The Corticiaceae of North Europe. 7:1282-1449 1984) www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=1468261600000006... (accessed March 4. 2018)

Polyporus alveolaris, Syn.: Polyporus mori, Hexagonia moriHexagonal-pored polypore Slo.: satjasti lukniarDat.: April 21. 2010Lat.: 46.18413 Long.: 13.75503Code: Bot_414/2010-2002Habitat: Deciduous forest, dominant Fraxinus excelsior, south oriented slope, warm place, partly protected against direct rain, in half shade, average precipitations 2.000-2.600 mm/year, average temperature 10-12 deg C, elevation 320 m (1.050 feet), Pre-Alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: Dead branch of a deciduous tree lying on a heap of dead woodPlace: North of village Poljubin near Tolmin, at the foot of Mt. Poloje, 981 m (3,219 feet), Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: Caps had a diameter of about 2-3 cm (about one inch).Ref.:Personal communication with Mr. Gregor Podgornik, NAC (Natural History Center), Tolmin, Slovenia ECA.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei 10, Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 455D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 563

Castel Fusano, Lazio, Italy