Amauroderma rude

Amauroderma rude

''Amauroderma rude'' is a tough woody mushroom in the family Ganodermataceae. A polypore fungus, it is found in Eastern Australia, where it grows as a saprophyte on rotting, buried wood.
Amauroderma rude Showing underside and pores. Amauroderma rude,Australia,Geotagged,Summer

Appearance

Fruit bodies have caps that are typically 4–8 cm wide with alternating bands of light and dark brown rings.
On the cap underside are small white to pale grey pores that initially turn red when bruised before turning black; this red-staining behaviour is unique in its genus.
The light to dark brown stipe measures 5–13 cm long by 1–2 cm thick.
Amauroderma rude Something you can easily miss or trip over ! These are striking mushrooms with flat firm brown discs for caps. This mushroom's cap was about 7" wide, had bluish concentric rings and the margin was pale and thick. The under surface looked chalky white with small pores (inset). The stipe was central and a greenish-brown. A twig can be seen enveloped by the cap. Seen on the forest floor - mixed natives. Amauroderma rude,Australia,Fall,Geotagged

Naming

''Amauroderma'' means "dark/dusky-skinned" . The second half of the binomen, ''rude'', means "robust".

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyGanodermataceae
GenusAmauroderma
SpeciesA. rude
Photographed in
Australia