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Phlebia radiata

Wrinkled crust

Description

The fruiting bodies are effused, tightly connected with the substrate. Their shape is firstly round, oval, later they join together with surrounding fruiting bodies and cover the extensive area of an irregular shape. The hymenophor is slightly fleshy, juicy, pale orange to pinkish red, on the surface it is irregularly radially folded, veined to buckled .The thin flesh is gelatinous. The fungus is common in Central European forests. It occurs mainly during wet spring and autumn. It is a saprophyte and causes white rot of wood.

Symptom

Felt coating on the bark.

Tree Species: Beech, Oak

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk

Pest significance: Less harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Last observations

There are a total of 1 observations of the species in the system

Phlebia radiata Wrinkled crust
Sebastián Firek
Number of votes: 0
Published: 8.1.2026