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Hapalopilus nidulans.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Polyporus nidulans, Zimtfarbiger Weichporling
Hapalopilus nidulans Mushroom
Ref No: 7870
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Hapalopilus nidulans2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7871
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Brown, Orange
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows on wood

Hapalopilus nidulans (Fr.) Karst. syn. Polyporus nidulans Fr. Zimtfarbiger Weichporling. syn. P. rutilans Pers. ex Fr. Bracket 5–10cm across, 2–4cm wide, 1–4cm thick, fan-shaped; upper surface downy at first becoming smooth, ochraceous to cinnamon. Flesh cinnamon becoming paler towards the cuticle. Smell sweetish. Tubes up to 10mm long, ochraceous. Pores 2–4 per mm, angular, ochraceous to cinnamon-brown. Spores ellipsoid to cylindrical, 3.5–5 x 2–3um. Hyphal system monomitic; generative hyphae thin- to thick-walled with clamp-connections. KOH stains all parts bright violaceous. Habitat on dead deciduous wood. Season annual, summer to autumn. Uncommon. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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