Coniophora puteana

Cellar fungus

Description

Annual fruiting bodies grow throughout the year, especially in summer and autumn. They are effused, pushed to the subsoil, 5-100 cm wide. The middle part is yellow, ocher to olive yellow due to maturing spores; the border is white, thinly webby. With age, crinkles and warts appear on the surface. Unlike most species of Corticiaceae family, the fruiting body can be carefully separated from the substrate because it is attached only partially. It occurs mostly on wet industrial wood in buildings, in the forest on dead stubs and branches. The mycelium causes wet dark brown rot.

Symptom

Characteristic mycelium and mycelial cords are the most frequent diagnostic signs. The middle part is yellow, ocher to olive yellow due to maturing spores; the border is white, thinly webby.

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk

Pest significance: Harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes