Fomitopsis ochracea

Fomitopsis ochracea

Fomitopsis ochracea is a bracket fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. Fomitopsis fungi cause a brown rot.
Fomitopsis ochracea Growing near the base of a tree. Fungus was large in size (25-30 cm wide). Pores were cream-colored. It was growing in a wet, dense forest. Fomitopsis,Fomitopsis ochracea,Geotagged,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom,shelf fungus

Appearance

Fomitopsis species have fruit bodies that are mostly perennial, with forms ranging from sessile to effused-reflexed (partially crust-like and partially pileate). Fruit body texture is typically tough to woody, and the pore surface is white to tan or pinkish-colored with mostly small and regular pores. Microscopically, Fomitopsis has a dimitic hyphal system with clamped generative hyphae. The spores are hyaline, thin-walled, smooth, roughly spherical to cylindrical, and are negative in Melzer's reagent.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyFomitopsidaceae
GenusFomitopsis
SpeciesFomitopsis ochracea