Inocutis dryophila

Inocutis dryophila

Inocutis dryophila is a tree mushroom, it grows on tree trunks. commonly measures from 4 to 25 cm. The cap is shaped hemispherical. The fruit body is hard-consistency. The stem surface is flaky. The cap of Inocutis dryophila is frequently colored brown, orange, red, and yellow.
Inocutis dryophila in Tel Aviv university's botanical garden, on a Vachellia xanthophloea tree (African yellow-trunk Acacia), we found a blob.... this blob is actually a mushroom, and a rare one. Fall,Geotagged,Inocutis dryophila,Israel

Appearance

The color of the flesh is often brown, orange, and yellow. The gills of Inocutis dryophila are regularly colored brown and orange. The spore dust is frequently colored brown.
Inocutis dryophila in Hebrew it's called something like "Dripping Inocutis" - here you can see the drops that gave it its name. Fall,Geotagged,Inocutis dryophila,Israel

Naming

synonyms:
Xanthochrous rheades subsp. corruscans,
Xanthochrous dryophilus,
Xanthochrous corruscans,
Polyporus friesii,
Polyporus dryophilus,
Polyporus corruscans,
Inonotus dryophilus,
Inonotus corruscans.

in Europe its season is July to October, in warmer climates like Israel - November to February.
first described at 1984.

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https://www.shroomers.app/eng/mushroom/inocutis-dryophila
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderHymenochaetales
FamilyHymenochaetaceae
GenusInocutis
SpeciesInocutis dryophila
Photographed in
Israel