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Fellinus burnt and he is also a false burnt tinder fungus, is a representative of the Gimenochetov family, the Fellinus clan. In common parlance, it received the name - woody mushroom. Outwardly, it resembles a cork, and, as a rule, is located on damaged places of dead or living wood, thereby causing tremendous damage to trees.
Description of the false burnt tinder fungus
This species forms rot on wood
Fruit bodies are sessile, woody, hard and perennial. At a young age, they are cushion-shaped, over time they acquire a prostrate, hoof-like or cantilever shape. Their size varies from 5 to 20 cm in diameter, in some cases can reach up to 40 cm. They are perennial and can live up to 40 - 50 years due to the strength of the fruit bodies. The surface of the burnt tinder fungus is uneven, matte, velvety to the touch at the initial stage of ripening, and becomes bare with age. The edge is rounded, thick and ridge-like. The color of young fruit bodies is usually reddish or brown with a grayish down; with age, it becomes dark brown or black with obvious cracks. The tissue is heavy, hard, brown in color, becoming woody and black as it matures.
The hymenophore consists of small tubes (2-7 mm) and rounded pores with a density of 4-6 pieces per mm. The color of the tubular layer changes with the seasons. So, in summer it is painted in a rusty brown color, in winter it becomes faded to a light gray or ocher hue. In the spring, new tubules begin to grow, so the hymenophore gradually becomes a rusty brown tone.
Placed on a horizontal substrate, for example, on stumps, this specimen takes on the most unusual shape
Spores are non-amyloid, smooth, almost spherical. Spore powder is white.
Where and how it grows
Burnt fellinus is one of the most widespread species of the Phellinus genus. Most often found in Europe and Russia. As a rule, it grows on dying and living deciduous trees, and also settles on stumps, dry or dead. Occurs both one at a time and in groups. Fellinus burnt can grow on the same tree along with other species of tinder fungus. When settled on wood, causes white rot. In addition to the forest area, tinder fungus can be found in a personal plot or park. Active fruiting occurs from May to November, but it can be found throughout the year. This species grows on apple, aspen and poplar.
Is the mushroom edible or not
The species in question is inedible. Due to its tough pulp, it is not suitable for cooking.
Doubles and their differences
Due to its unique shape, burnt fellinus is rather difficult to confuse with other tinder fungus.However, there are several representatives that have external similarities with the species in question:
- Plum tinder fungus. The fruit body is small in size, of various shapes - from prostrate to hoof-like. Quite often forms diverse clusters. A distinctive feature is the location, since the twin prefers to settle on trees of the Rosaceae family, in particular on plums. Not edible.
- False blackish tinder fungus - inedible. In most cases, it lives on birch, less often - on alder, oak, mountain ash. It differs from the species under consideration in the smallest spore size.
- Aspen tinder fungus belongs to the category of inedible mushrooms. It grows exclusively on aspens, in rare cases on some varieties of poplar. Quite rarely, it takes a hoof-like shape, which is a distinctive feature of the scalded fellinus.
Conclusion
Fellinus burnt is a parasitic fungus that lives on various deciduous trees. Despite the fact that this species is not suitable for human consumption, it is useful for medicinal purposes, in particular in traditional Chinese medicine.
