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Slo.: dieca tramovka - Habitat: Mixed wood, predominantely Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, south oriented calcareous ground, half shade, partly protected from direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 950 m (3.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.- Substratum: South side of a partly rotten, debarked Picea abies stump. - Comment: This fungus has a distinctive pleasant aromatic smell.

Slo.: Hartigov pluta - syn.: Polyporus hartigii - Habitat: Mixed secondary forest, almost flat terrain, limestone bedrock, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations 1.600 - 1.800 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevations 750 m (2.500 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. - Substratum: fallen slightly rotten trunk of Abies alba, about 40 cm in diameter. - Comment: Growing solitary, several fruiting bodies; smell mild and pleasant, flesh corky, hard, not bruising. It was not easy to get spores. While the average dimensions fit to data from Ref.2, they seem to be of the same type but of two distinctive sizes (?). Spore dimensions: Smooth, 6,5 (SD = 1,4 ) x 6,1 (SD = 1,3 ) micr., Q = 1,09 (SD = 0,06), n=19 . Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: (1) Personal communication Mr. Anton Poler. (2) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p409.

Known as Coriolus versicolor also

Slo.: koljkasta strnjenka - Habitat: Light mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, next to upper mostly dry part of a mountain stream, calcareous ground, partly in shade, no sun during winter months, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 880 m (2.900 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: dead thick branch of a Fagus sylvatica. - Comments: Photographed in a post-mature and completely dry stage. - Ref.: http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Panus_conchatus.html http://home.att.net/~mushroomhunt/Panus_conchatus.htm M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 122. R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 995.

Slo.: bljuvna golobica - Habitat: Mixed wood, almost solely Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, in shade, quite humid place, calcareous ground, protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: mossy soil. - Comment: Spore print white, taste burning sharp (with some delay). Spores 8.2 mic (SD= 0.62 mic) x 6.9 mic (SD=0.41 mic), n=15 (Motic B1-211, mag. 1000x Oil, in water). - Ref: R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 899. R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 182.

Slo.: luskasti luknjiar - Habitat: Mixed, predominantly hard wood forest, almost flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock, in shade, partly protected from direct rain, average precipitation ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevations 480 m (1.600 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: about 20 cm (8 inch) diameter trunk of a fallen hardwood tree, quite rotten (white root). - Comments: Growing solitary, pileus diameter about 11 cm (4,3 inch), flesh succulent, soft, SP whitish, smell indistinctive (may be on meal?). - Spores smooth, dimensions: 13.1 (SD = 0.9) x 4,7 (SD = 0.5) micr., Q = 2,79 (SD = 0.16), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: (1) P. Roger, Muschrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 296. 10-15/4-5 (2) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1056. 10-14/4-5 (3) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 314. 11-14/4-6 (4) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 468 10-16/4-6 (5) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 561.

Slo.: brezova odpadljivka - Habitat: light primary wood on former pastures in a group of Betula pendula, slightly inclined mountain slope, southwest aspect; cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock; in half shade, quite humid place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 500 m (1.650 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: dead standing and fallen trunks of Betula pendula as well as rarely on stumps. Comments: Birch (Betula pendula var. pendula) is not a very common tree in my surrounding. It appears only here and there, rarely in larger stands. However, wherever it grows Piptoporus betulinus is frequently present. Hence this polypore is quite common and easy to find. Piptoporus betulinus is an annual polypore but its dead sporocarps remain present sometimes several years, before they totally disintegrate. It is a very nice fungus, easy to recognize in spite of the fact that it appears in any imaginable shape and size. Its pilei have smooth, lacquer surface when young and very light context. It can scarcely be mistaken. The fungus is at first a parasite attacking only already weakened trees. Later it becomes saprophyte causing brown root of the wood. This means, it disintegrates mainly cellulose. The attacked wood looses much of its specific weight, sometimes even 70% of its initial value. The remaining brown lignin is often disintegrated by white root fungi cohabitating on the same trunks like Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daedaleopsis tricolor, Lenzites betulina and Fomes fomentarius (Ref.:1), which complete wood disintegration process. A piece of this species was carried by 'tzi', the 5.300 year old mummy of ice man found high in the Alps in 1991. For what purpose these people used it is not known with certainty. Many fruitbodies were present at the place of this observation. The largest one had 30 cm across. Ref.: (1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1., Ulmer (2000), p 599. (2) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia (1986)) p 318. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 307.

young fungus

Slo.: koljkasti 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. (2) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, 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 .

Slo.: dieca tramovka - Habitat: Mixed wood, predominantely Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, south oriented calcareous ground, half shade, partly protected from direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 950 m (3.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.- Substratum: South side of a partly rotten, debarked Picea abies stump. - Comment: This fungus has a distinctive pleasant aromatic smell.

Slo.: Hartigov pluta - syn.: Polyporus hartigii - Habitat: Mixed secondary forest, almost flat terrain, limestone bedrock, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations 1.600 - 1.800 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevations 750 m (2.500 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. - Substratum: fallen slightly rotten trunk of Abies alba, about 40 cm in diameter. - Comment: Growing solitary, several fruiting bodies; smell mild and pleasant, flesh corky, hard, not bruising. It was not easy to get spores. While the average dimensions fit to data from Ref.2, they seem to be of the same type but of two distinctive sizes (?). Spore dimensions: Smooth, 6,5 (SD = 1,4 ) x 6,1 (SD = 1,3 ) micr., Q = 1,09 (SD = 0,06), n=19 . Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: (1) Personal communication Mr. Anton Poler. (2) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p409.

Known as Coriolus versicolor also

Slo.: koljkasta strnjenka - Habitat: Light mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, next to upper mostly dry part of a mountain stream, calcareous ground, partly in shade, no sun during winter months, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 880 m (2.900 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: dead thick branch of a Fagus sylvatica. - Comments: Photographed in a post-mature and completely dry stage. - Ref.: http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Panus_conchatus.html http://home.att.net/~mushroomhunt/Panus_conchatus.htm M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 122. R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 995.

Slo.: bljuvna golobica - Habitat: Mixed wood, almost solely Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, in shade, quite humid place, calcareous ground, protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: mossy soil. - Comment: Spore print white, taste burning sharp (with some delay). Spores 8.2 mic (SD= 0.62 mic) x 6.9 mic (SD=0.41 mic), n=15 (Motic B1-211, mag. 1000x Oil, in water). - Ref: R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 899. R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 182.

Slo.: brezova odpadljivka - Habitat: light primary wood on former pastures in a group of Betula pendula, slightly inclined mountain slope, southwest aspect; cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock; in half shade, quite humid place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 500 m (1.650 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: dead standing and fallen trunks of Betula pendula as well as rarely on stumps. Comments: Birch (Betula pendula var. pendula) is not a very common tree in my surrounding. It appears only here and there, rarely in larger stands. However, wherever it grows Piptoporus betulinus is frequently present. Hence this polypore is quite common and easy to find. Piptoporus betulinus is an annual polypore but its dead sporocarps remain present sometimes several years, before they totally disintegrate. It is a very nice fungus, easy to recognize in spite of the fact that it appears in any imaginable shape and size. Its pilei have smooth, lacquer surface when young and very light context. It can scarcely be mistaken. The fungus is at first a parasite attacking only already weakened trees. Later it becomes saprophyte causing brown root of the wood. This means, it disintegrates mainly cellulose. The attacked wood looses much of its specific weight, sometimes even 70% of its initial value. The remaining brown lignin is often disintegrated by white root fungi cohabitating on the same trunks like Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daedaleopsis tricolor, Lenzites betulina and Fomes fomentarius (Ref.:1), which complete wood disintegration process. A piece of this species was carried by 'tzi', the 5.300 year old mummy of ice man found high in the Alps in 1991. For what purpose these people used it is not known with certainty. Many fruitbodies were present at the place of this observation. The largest one had 30 cm across. Ref.: (1) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1., Ulmer (2000), p 599. (2) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia (1986)) p 318. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 307.

young fungus

Slo.: koljkasti 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. (2) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, 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 .

Slo.: dieca tramovka - Habitat: Mixed wood, predominantely Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, south oriented calcareous ground, half shade, partly protected from direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 950 m (3.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.- Substratum: South side of a partly rotten, debarked Picea abies stump. - Comment: This fungus has a distinctive pleasant aromatic smell.

Slo.: Hartigov pluta - syn.: Polyporus hartigii - Habitat: Mixed secondary forest, almost flat terrain, limestone bedrock, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations 1.600 - 1.800 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevations 750 m (2.500 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. - Substratum: fallen slightly rotten trunk of Abies alba, about 40 cm in diameter. - Comment: Growing solitary, several fruiting bodies; smell mild and pleasant, flesh corky, hard, not bruising. It was not easy to get spores. While the average dimensions fit to data from Ref.2, they seem to be of the same type but of two distinctive sizes (?). Spore dimensions: Smooth, 6,5 (SD = 1,4 ) x 6,1 (SD = 1,3 ) micr., Q = 1,09 (SD = 0,06), n=19 . Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: (1) Personal communication Mr. Anton Poler. (2) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p409.

Known as Coriolus versicolor also

Slo.: koljkasta strnjenka - Habitat: Light mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, next to upper mostly dry part of a mountain stream, calcareous ground, partly in shade, no sun during winter months, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 880 m (2.900 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: dead thick branch of a Fagus sylvatica. - Comments: Photographed in a post-mature and completely dry stage. - Ref.: http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Panus_conchatus.html http://home.att.net/~mushroomhunt/Panus_conchatus.htm M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 122. R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 995.