Image of Hexagonal-pored polypore

Description:

Slo.: satjasti lukniar - Habitat: 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 wood. - Comment: Caps had a diameter of about 2-3 cm (about one inch). - Ref.: (1) Personal communication with Mr. Gregor Podgornik, NAC (Natural History Center), Tolmin, Slovenia EC. (2) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei 10, Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 455. (3) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 563.