date of photo Jan 30, 2012
latitude 46.33642 longitude 13.63371
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Lower Trenta valley, downstream of confluence of river Soča and Lepenica stream, right bank of river Soča, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: školjkasti plutač - Habitat: River shore, mixed forest, dominant Salix eleagnos and Picea abies; young alluvial calcareous river deposits, flat terrain, shallow soil, high ground and air humidity, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 420 m (1.400 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: dead, in initial stage of disintegration, still standing or hanging broken, still in bark trunk of Salix eleagnos. - Comments: Photographed in relative dry state, temperatures below 0 deg C for a few consecutive days; found 0.5 to 2 m above ground, several basidiocarps from pure resupinated to pure pileate form; found on several Salix trees also on the left bank of river Soča; pileus diameter up to 10 cm (4 inch), smell indistinctive, flesh hard, corky, hard to cut; SP too faint to judge the color, obtained only after keeping pilei at room temperature and 100% relative air humidity. - Spores smooth, dimensions: 5.4 (SD = 0.2) x 4.5 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.19 (SD = 0.09), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Congo Red. - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Fungi Europaei, Vol. 10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 400. 4-5/4-4.5 (2) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Württembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 448. (3) Ryvarden, L.; Gilbertson, R.L. 1994, Syn. Fung. 7: p479 (after MicoBank). (4) http://mycoweb.narod.ru/fungi/Phellinus_conchatus.html .camera Nikon D700 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_593/2012_IMG8496 photo category: Fungi - fungi
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