Junghuhnia nitida
Over time, this crust fungus can grow into patches of 15 cm and larger. A sterile white margin is persistent. It is tough-fibrous, drying brittle, pore surface varying greatly in colour from ochreous buff to pinkish cinnamon, the pores angular.
On dead wood.
Visible throughout the year.
Widespread in England, though not particularly well recorded.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
AJ Cann
Billa Barra
28 January 2018
AJ Cann
Billa Barra
28 January 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Polyporales
- Family:
- Meruliaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 28/01/2018 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 28/01/2018 (Cann, Alan)
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