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Auricularia mesenterica

Tripe fungus

Description

The fruiting bodies are cap-shaped with undulate edges, 4–15 cm across, 1–5 cm deep and 0.2–0.5 cm thick. They are laterally attached to the substrate and usually form dense tiers of overlapping brackets. The upper surface of the caps is coarse, hairy, ochre-yellow, zoned in rusty brown or olive green centered stripes, with the lobed edges coloured pale or whitish grey. The hymenium has a shape of tangled gelatinous veins, most often of greyish purple colour. When fresh, the flesh is gelatinous, but gets very hard in dry specimens; the upper side of the cap is leathery. The mycelium causes white rot of wood.

Symptom

Presence of ocher-yellow to whitish folded capped fruiting bodies, with a wavy edge.

Tree Species: Elm, Ash

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk

Pest significance: Less harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Seasonal frequency of occurrence

Seasonal frequency of occurrence