Species details
Wrinkled crust
Phlebia rufa
Inedible
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Description
A thin, closely attached, strongly wrinkled and veined fungus on dead wood that causes white rot.
Identification features
The fruitbody forms a thin irregular patch spreading radially across the substrate. The surface is strongly wrinkled, knobbly and veined, whitish, cream to pale ochre. The tissue is waxy to gelatinous and firmly attached.
Identification checklist
Look for a thin, resupinate fungus without cap or stem, with a strongly wrinkled, veined and waxy-gelatinous surface.
How to separate similar species
Related Phlebia species and other resupinate fungi can look similar. Colour, fold structure, substrate and, when needed, microscopy help distinguish them.
Habitat
Grows on dead wood, where individual fruitbodies may merge into larger patches.
Fruiting period
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Similar species
- Wrinkled crust (Phlebia radiata)
- Jelly rot (Phlebia tremellosa)
- Merulius species