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Polyporus brumalis
Winter Polypore
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 1211 1844 (2011-12-25)Copyright © 2011 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Dec 19, 2011
latitude 46.34435 longitude 13.56309
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Bovec basin, north of Mala vas, at the foot of Mt.Èukla, 1.756 m (5.761 feet), East Julian Alps (Posoèje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: zimski luknjièar - Habitat: Light mostly broadleaf wood with scattered Picea abies, south oriented, relatively warm place, modestly steep mountain slope, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock; humid, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 490 m (1.600 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: fallen deciduous tree trunk, rotten but still partly in bark; possibly Fagus sylvatica. - Comment: Winter season and habitus of this observation speak in favor of Polyporus brumalis. However, spore dimensions and pore shape correspond better to Polyporus arcularious, which is a spring mushroom according to almost all references I found. Krieglsteiner (Ref.(3)) states that transition forms between both are frequent. According to Donk they are named Polyporus brumalis f. subarcularious, Donk, Medded. Nedl. Mycol. Ver. 18-20: 133 (1933). Index Fungorum considers this name as a synonym of P.brumalis. What is the latest word about somewhat ambiguous taxonomy of these two difficult to separate species is unknown to me. Interestingly the mushrooms where completely frozen when photographed, nevertheless after a day at room temperature they sporulated abundantly. Growing in a group of about 25 fruitbodies on a single about 4 m long log. Pileus diameter from 2.5 cm (one inch) to 6 cm (2.5 inch). Flesh tough, when dry very hard. SP abundant, light gray-whitish (oac893). Cap brown-gray (oac 639), pores surface beige (oac793), stipe brown (oac743) with some white mycelium at the base. Smell indistinctive. Spore dimensions: 7.2 (SD = 0.4) x 2.6 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 2.77 (SD = 0.21), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Kongo Red. Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 459. (2) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Württembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 602. (4) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 297. (5) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 457 (data of P.arcularius).camera Canon G11, 6.1-30mm/f2.8-4.
contributor's ID # Bot_583/2011_IMG8267 photo category: Fungi - fungi
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