Polyporales

Tree Fungus

Tree Fungus

Ganoderma applanatumArtist's Bracket, Artist's Conk Slo.: debela poloenkaDat.: Sept. 26. 2011Lat.: 46.34048 Long.: 13.56128Code: Bot_556/2011_IMG6787Habitat: Broadleaf wood edge, in marsh ticket, flat terrain, flysh bedrock, in half shade, very humid place, exposed to precipitations, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Slightly rotten log still in bark, on ground of a cut down large broadleaf tree, most probably Salix sp...Place: Bovec basin, east of a small marsh near Mala vas settlement, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Several conks on this log, all apparently young sporocarps, approximate dimensions: length 12 cm, width 7 cm, thickness 3 cm, smell pleasant mushroomy, flesh corky yet still dump, upper cortex thickness about 0.5 mm, SP at home faint of unrecognizable color but abundant at the original place (see pictures), instantly bruising brown.Spores finely ornamented. Dimensions: 8.5 (SD = 0.6) x 5.6 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.52 (SD = 0.12), n = 28. Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 232. (2) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=314302 . (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 306. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5940~sou... . (6) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. up to 8.5(9.5) long

Ganoderma applanatumArtist's Bracket, Artist's Conk Slo.: debela poloenkaDat.: Sept. 26. 2011Lat.: 46.34048 Long.: 13.56128Code: Bot_556/2011_IMG6787Habitat: Broadleaf wood edge, in marsh ticket, flat terrain, flysh bedrock, in half shade, very humid place, exposed to precipitations, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Slightly rotten log still in bark, on ground of a cut down large broadleaf tree, most probably Salix sp...Place: Bovec basin, east of a small marsh near Mala vas settlement, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Several conks on this log, all apparently young sporocarps, approximate dimensions: length 12 cm, width 7 cm, thickness 3 cm, smell pleasant mushroomy, flesh corky yet still dump, upper cortex thickness about 0.5 mm, SP at home faint of unrecognizable color but abundant at the original place (see pictures), instantly bruising brown.Spores finely ornamented. Dimensions: 8.5 (SD = 0.6) x 5.6 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.52 (SD = 0.12), n = 28. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 232. (2) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=314302 . (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 306. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5940~sou... . (6) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. up to 8.5(9.5) long

Ganoderma applanatumArtist's Bracket, Artist's Conk Slo.: debela poloenkaDat.: Sept. 26. 2011Lat.: 46.34048 Long.: 13.56128Code: Bot_556/2011_IMG6787Habitat: Broadleaf wood edge, in marsh ticket, flat terrain, flysh bedrock, in half shade, very humid place, exposed to precipitations, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Slightly rotten log still in bark, on ground of a cut down large broadleaf tree, most probably Salix sp...Place: Bovec basin, east of a small marsh near Mala vas settlement, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Several conks on this log, all apparently young sporocarps, approximate dimensions: length 12 cm, width 7 cm, thickness 3 cm, smell pleasant mushroomy, flesh corky yet still dump, upper cortex thickness about 0.5 mm, SP at home faint of unrecognizable color but abundant at the original place (see pictures), instantly bruising brown.Spores finely ornamented. Dimensions: 8.5 (SD = 0.6) x 5.6 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.52 (SD = 0.12), n = 28. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 232. (2) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=314302 . (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 306. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5940~sou... . (6) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. up to 8.5(9.5) long

Ganoderma applanatumArtist's Bracket, Artist's Conk Slo.: debela poloenkaDat.: Sept. 26. 2011Lat.: 46.34048 Long.: 13.56128Code: Bot_556/2011_IMG6787Habitat: Broadleaf wood edge, in marsh ticket, flat terrain, flysh bedrock, in half shade, very humid place, exposed to precipitations, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Slightly rotten log still in bark, on ground of a cut down large broadleaf tree, most probably Salix sp...Place: Bovec basin, east of a small marsh near Mala vas settlement, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Several conks on this log, all apparently young sporocarps, approximate dimensions: length 12 cm, width 7 cm, thickness 3 cm, smell pleasant mushroomy, flesh corky yet still dump, upper cortex thickness about 0.5 mm, SP at home faint of unrecognizable color but abundant at the original place (see pictures), instantly bruising brown.Spores finely ornamented. Dimensions: 8.5 (SD = 0.6) x 5.6 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.52 (SD = 0.12), n = 28. Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 232. (2) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=314302 . (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 306. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5940~sou... . (6) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. up to 8.5(9.5) long

Ganoderma applanatumArtists conkSlo.: sploena poloenkaDat.: April 4. 2009Lat.: 46.15243 Long.: 13.71979Code: Bot_330/2009-7053Habitat: Steep hardwood forest, west oriented, precipitations ~2.300 mm/year, average temperature 10-12 deg C, elevation 350 m (1.100 feet), submediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: large living Fagus sylvatica trunk near groundPlace: West of Mrzli vrh, 588 m, south of town Tolmin, Posoje, Slovenia EC

Ganoderma applanatumArtists conkSlo.: sploena poloenkaDat.: April 4. 2009Lat.: 46.15243 Long.: 13.71979Code: Bot_330/2009-7053Habitat: Steep hardwood forest, west oriented, precipitations ~2.300 mm/year, average temperature 10-12 deg C, elevation 350 m (1.100 feet), submediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: large living Fagus sylvatica trunk near groundPlace: West of Mrzli vrh, 588 m, south of town Tolmin, Posoje, Slovenia EC

Ganoderma applanatumArtist's Bracket, Artist's Conk Slo.: debela poloenkaDat.: Sept. 26. 2011Lat.: 46.34048 Long.: 13.56128Code: Bot_556/2011_IMG6787Habitat: Broadleaf wood edge, in marsh ticket, flat terrain, flysh bedrock, in half shade, very humid place, exposed to precipitations, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Slightly rotten log still in bark, on ground of a cut down large broadleaf tree, most probably Salix sp...Place: Bovec basin, east of a small marsh near Mala vas settlement, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Several conks on this log, all apparently young sporocarps, approximate dimensions: length 12 cm, width 7 cm, thickness 3 cm, smell pleasant mushroomy, flesh corky yet still dump, upper cortex thickness about 0.5 mm, SP at home faint of unrecognizable color but abundant at the original place (see pictures), instantly bruising brown.Spores finely ornamented. Dimensions: 8.5 (SD = 0.6) x 5.6 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.52 (SD = 0.12), n = 28. Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 232. (2) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=314302 . (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 306. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5940~sou... . (6) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. up to 8.5(9.5) long

Ganoderma applanatumArtist's Bracket, Artist's Conk Slo.: debela poloenkaDat.: Sept. 26. 2011Lat.: 46.34048 Long.: 13.56128Code: Bot_556/2011_IMG6787Habitat: Broadleaf wood edge, in marsh ticket, flat terrain, flysh bedrock, in half shade, very humid place, exposed to precipitations, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Slightly rotten log still in bark, on ground of a cut down large broadleaf tree, most probably Salix sp...Place: Bovec basin, east of a small marsh near Mala vas settlement, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Several conks on this log, all apparently young sporocarps, approximate dimensions: length 12 cm, width 7 cm, thickness 3 cm, smell pleasant mushroomy, flesh corky yet still dump, upper cortex thickness about 0.5 mm, SP at home faint of unrecognizable color but abundant at the original place (see pictures), instantly bruising brown.Spores finely ornamented. Dimensions: 8.5 (SD = 0.6) x 5.6 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.52 (SD = 0.12), n = 28. Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 232. (2) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=314302 . (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 306. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5940~sou... . (6) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. up to 8.5(9.5) long

Tree Fungus

Well I think it's Ganoderma applanatum but not 100%. Any advice welcome...

Ganoderma applanatumArtist's Bracket, Artist's Conk Slo.: debela poloenkaDat.: Sept. 26. 2011Lat.: 46.34048 Long.: 13.56128Code: Bot_556/2011_IMG6787Habitat: Broadleaf wood edge, in marsh ticket, flat terrain, flysh bedrock, in half shade, very humid place, exposed to precipitations, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: Slightly rotten log still in bark, on ground of a cut down large broadleaf tree, most probably Salix sp...Place: Bovec basin, east of a small marsh near Mala vas settlement, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Several conks on this log, all apparently young sporocarps, approximate dimensions: length 12 cm, width 7 cm, thickness 3 cm, smell pleasant mushroomy, flesh corky yet still dump, upper cortex thickness about 0.5 mm, SP at home faint of unrecognizable color but abundant at the original place (see pictures), instantly bruising brown.Spores finely ornamented. Dimensions: 8.5 (SD = 0.6) x 5.6 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.52 (SD = 0.12), n = 28. Ref.:(1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 232. (2) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=314302 . (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 306. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5940~sou... . (6) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrzzembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 419. up to 8.5(9.5) long

Castel Fusano, Lazio, Italy

Photographed in Mt Field National Park, along the Tall Trees track.Byssomerulius coriumVery small and growing on a small stick.IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX - TAGS

Byssomerulius corium, syn.: Meruliopsis coriumNetted Crust, Gemeiner LederfaeltlingSlo.: oranna pokrivaaDat.: Oct. 21. 2013Lat.: 46.36027 Long.: 13.70291Code: Bot_765/2013_DSC8975Habitat: Young mixed forest, former pasture, flat terrain, calcareous ground, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead but still standing branch of Tilia sp.Place: Lower Trenta valley, 'Na Melu' place, east of Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Very common species here around; growing effuse-reflex along a length of about 60 cm in several patches up to 4 cm wide; flesh thin (less than 0.5 mm), leathery; with several small downy pilei of a few mm width; SP abundant, white, oac900.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 7.2(SD= 0.4) x 3.4 (SD= 0.3) , Q= 2.15 (SD= 0.17), n= 30. Olympus CH20 NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Ref.:(1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 260. 6-7/2-3.5(2) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), pp 192. 5-7/2.5-3.5.(3) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 540. 5-6/2.5-3(4) I.V. Zmitrovich, W.A. Spirin, S.P. Wasser, Variability of Byssomerulius corium in the Mediterranean. Mycotaxon (2006). 97:83-90, cited by Mycobank 4.5-9 x 2.3-4.5

Byssomerulius corium, syn.: Meruliopsis coriumNetted Crust, Gemeiner LederfaeltlingSlo.: oranna pokrivaaDat.: Oct. 21. 2013Lat.: 46.36027 Long.: 13.70291Code: Bot_765/2013_DSC8975Habitat: Young mixed forest, former pasture, flat terrain, calcareous ground, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead but still standing branch of Tilia sp.Place: Lower Trenta valley, 'Na Melu' place, east of Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Very common species here around; growing effuse-reflex along a length of about 60 cm in several patches up to 4 cm wide; flesh thin (less than 0.5 mm), leathery; with several small downy pilei of a few mm width; SP abundant, white, oac900.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 7.2(SD= 0.4) x 3.4 (SD= 0.3) , Q= 2.15 (SD= 0.17), n= 30. Olympus CH20 NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Ref.:(1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 260. 6-7/2-3.5(2) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), pp 192. 5-7/2.5-3.5.(3) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 540. 5-6/2.5-3(4) I.V. Zmitrovich, W.A. Spirin, S.P. Wasser, Variability of Byssomerulius corium in the Mediterranean. Mycotaxon (2006). 97:83-90, cited by Mycobank 4.5-9 x 2.3-4.5

Byssomerulius corium, syn.: Meruliopsis coriumNetted Crust, Gemeiner LederfaeltlingSlo.: oranna pokrivaaDat.: Oct. 21. 2013Lat.: 46.36027 Long.: 13.70291Code: Bot_765/2013_DSC8975Habitat: Young mixed forest, former pasture, flat terrain, calcareous ground, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead but still standing branch of Tilia sp.Place: Lower Trenta valley, 'Na Melu' place, east of Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Very common species here around; growing effuse-reflex along a length of about 60 cm in several patches up to 4 cm wide; flesh thin (less than 0.5 mm), leathery; with several small downy pilei of a few mm width; SP abundant, white, oac900.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 7.2(SD= 0.4) x 3.4 (SD= 0.3) , Q= 2.15 (SD= 0.17), n= 30. Olympus CH20 NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Ref.:(1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 260. 6-7/2-3.5(2) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), pp 192. 5-7/2.5-3.5.(3) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 540. 5-6/2.5-3(4) I.V. Zmitrovich, W.A. Spirin, S.P. Wasser, Variability of Byssomerulius corium in the Mediterranean. Mycotaxon (2006). 97:83-90, cited by Mycobank 4.5-9 x 2.3-4.5

Byssomerulius corium, syn.: Meruliopsis coriumNetted Crust, Gemeiner LederfaeltlingSlo.: oranna pokrivaaDat.: Oct. 21. 2013Lat.: 46.36027 Long.: 13.70291Code: Bot_765/2013_DSC8975Habitat: Young mixed forest, former pasture, flat terrain, calcareous ground, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead but still standing branch of Tilia sp.Place: Lower Trenta valley, 'Na Melu' place, east of Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Very common species here around; growing effuse-reflex along a length of about 60 cm in several patches up to 4 cm wide; flesh thin (less than 0.5 mm), leathery; with several small downy pilei of a few mm width; SP abundant, white, oac900.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 7.2(SD= 0.4) x 3.4 (SD= 0.3) , Q= 2.15 (SD= 0.17), n= 30. Olympus CH20 NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Ref.:(1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 260. 6-7/2-3.5(2) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), pp 192. 5-7/2.5-3.5.(3) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 540. 5-6/2.5-3(4) I.V. Zmitrovich, W.A. Spirin, S.P. Wasser, Variability of Byssomerulius corium in the Mediterranean. Mycotaxon (2006). 97:83-90, cited by Mycobank 4.5-9 x 2.3-4.5

Byssomerulius corium, syn.: Meruliopsis coriumNetted Crust, Gemeiner LederfaeltlingSlo.: oranna pokrivaaDat.: Oct. 21. 2013Lat.: 46.36027 Long.: 13.70291Code: Bot_765/2013_DSC8975Habitat: Young mixed forest, former pasture, flat terrain, calcareous ground, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead but still standing branch of Tilia sp.Place: Lower Trenta valley, 'Na Melu' place, east of Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Very common species here around; growing effuse-reflex along a length of about 60 cm in several patches up to 4 cm wide; flesh thin (less than 0.5 mm), leathery; with several small downy pilei of a few mm width; SP abundant, white, oac900.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 7.2(SD= 0.4) x 3.4 (SD= 0.3) , Q= 2.15 (SD= 0.17), n= 30. Olympus CH20 NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Ref.:(1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 260. 6-7/2-3.5(2) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), pp 192. 5-7/2.5-3.5.(3) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 540. 5-6/2.5-3(4) I.V. Zmitrovich, W.A. Spirin, S.P. Wasser, Variability of Byssomerulius corium in the Mediterranean. Mycotaxon (2006). 97:83-90, cited by Mycobank 4.5-9 x 2.3-4.5

Byssomerulius corium, syn.: Meruliopsis coriumNetted Crust, Gemeiner LederfaeltlingSlo.: oranna pokrivaaDat.: Oct. 21. 2013Lat.: 46.36027 Long.: 13.70291Code: Bot_765/2013_DSC8975Habitat: Young mixed forest, former pasture, flat terrain, calcareous ground, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead but still standing branch of Tilia sp.Place: Lower Trenta valley, 'Na Melu' place, east of Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Very common species here around; growing effuse-reflex along a length of about 60 cm in several patches up to 4 cm wide; flesh thin (less than 0.5 mm), leathery; with several small downy pilei of a few mm width; SP abundant, white, oac900.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 7.2(SD= 0.4) x 3.4 (SD= 0.3) , Q= 2.15 (SD= 0.17), n= 30. Olympus CH20 NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Ref.:(1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 260. 6-7/2-3.5(2) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), pp 192. 5-7/2.5-3.5.(3) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 540. 5-6/2.5-3(4) I.V. Zmitrovich, W.A. Spirin, S.P. Wasser, Variability of Byssomerulius corium in the Mediterranean. Mycotaxon (2006). 97:83-90, cited by Mycobank 4.5-9 x 2.3-4.5

Photographed in Mt Field National Park, along the Tall Trees track.Byssomerulius coriumVery small and growing on a small stick.IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX - TAGS

Completely covering the underside of a branch. After a little research I found it's considered a decay fungi that is damaging to Red Alder. It gains entry through damage in the tissue.

Byssomerulius corium, syn.: Meruliopsis coriumNetted Crust, Gemeiner LederfaeltlingSlo.: oranna pokrivaaDat.: Oct. 21. 2013Lat.: 46.36027 Long.: 13.70291Code: Bot_765/2013_DSC8975Habitat: Young mixed forest, former pasture, flat terrain, calcareous ground, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead but still standing branch of Tilia sp.Place: Lower Trenta valley, 'Na Melu' place, east of Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Very common species here around; growing effuse-reflex along a length of about 60 cm in several patches up to 4 cm wide; flesh thin (less than 0.5 mm), leathery; with several small downy pilei of a few mm width; SP abundant, white, oac900.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 7.2(SD= 0.4) x 3.4 (SD= 0.3) , Q= 2.15 (SD= 0.17), n= 30. Olympus CH20 NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Ref.:(1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 260. 6-7/2-3.5(2) A. Bernicchia, S.P. Gorjon, Cortitiaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.12., Edizioni Candusso (2010), pp 192. 5-7/2.5-3.5.(3) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 540. 5-6/2.5-3(4) I.V. Zmitrovich, W.A. Spirin, S.P. Wasser, Variability of Byssomerulius corium in the Mediterranean. Mycotaxon (2006). 97:83-90, cited by Mycobank 4.5-9 x 2.3-4.5