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Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacq. ex Fr.) Karst. syn. Plyporus cinnabarina Jacq. ex Fr. syn. Trametes cinnabarinus (Jacq. ex Fr.) Fr. Zinnoberschwamm Polypore ou Tramète rouge cinabre, Cinnabar Polypore. Fruit body 3–11cm across, 2–8cm wide, 0.5–1.5cm thick, semicircular or fan-shaped, leathery becoming corky when dried; upper surface covered in fine soft hairs when young, later smooth and slightly wrinkled, bright red or orange-red becoming less bright with age. Tubes 2–6mm long, pale orange. Pores 2–3 per mm, circular or angular, cinnabar- or saffron-red. Spores white, oblong-ellipsoid, 4.5–6 x 2–2.5um. Hyphal structure trimitic.
Habitat on dead deciduous trees, especially cherry, beech and birch. Season autumn. Very rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe
Spotted in Lavandeira natural park,one the nature parks net that The Vila Nova de Gaia implemented
Spotted on Feb 2, 2013
Submitted on Feb 3, 2013
8 Comments
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Thanks my friend for your opinion,is allways very dificult to be 100% sure by the photos,i know,thanks again now i will check based on your idea :-)
I think the Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw.: Fr.) P. Karst., If the larch forests. There is plenty of variety in Europe, so I'm not entirely sure.
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ok,it's growing in a cuted pine tree log,at sea level,and is in a ancient farm,now transformed in a public nature park.The species i thougth i was the one i put,the description the pictures show the real mushroom,thanks Mycological Society of Nis SERBIA,Greetings from Portugal
Can you write something about the mushroom habitat, species, season, altitude.
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Thanks for the correction, Mycological Society of Nis SERBIA, what do you think this one is?
You were wrong. Cinnabarinus the ONLY RED Polyporus who vegetate in Europe.
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