Phylloporia fruticum (Berk. & M. A.Curtis)Ryvarden

Syn:Coltricia fruticum (Berk. & M. A. Curtis)G. Cunn.Profile Group: Basidiomycota, Hymenochaetales, Hymenochaetaceae
Macroscopic charactersshapeSolitary; broadly attached; semicircular to round in outline
size1-5 cm in diameter; up to 2 cm thick
textureSoft and spongy
pileusVelvety to strigose; covered with a spongy-cottony tomentum; yellowish-brown to rusty- brown
stipeNone
contextDuplex; dense lower portion, almost like a dark zone above tubes; upper portion loose spongy; dark cinnamon to rusty brown
pore surfaceCinnamon to rusty brown
poresAngular; thin-walled; 2-4 per mm
tube layer(s)Up to 2mm deep
Microscopic charactershyphal systemMonomitic; gemerative hyphae in upper portion of context hyaline to rusty brown, thin-walled; hyaline to rusty brown hyphae in lower portion
clamp connectionsNone
sterile elementsNone
basidiosporesNarrowly ellipsoid; pale yellowish-brown; 3.5 x2.5-3 µm
Habitat characterssubstrate/hostOn living trees and bushes of Asimina and Citrus
seasonalityAnnual
type of decayCauses a white rot
rangeGeorgia , Florida and North Carolina; widespread in the topical zone
NotesOccurs chiefly on very small diameter branches. Collected once in North Carolina (Chatham Co.) on Asimina.
ReferencesGilbertson & Ryvarden, 1987; Grand , Vernia and Perry, 2003; Overholts, 1953
Species distribution in North Carolina
Basidiocarps – Upper & Lower Views
Basidiospores – 1000 X
Basidiospores – 1000 X
Generative Hyphae – 200 X
Generative Hyphae – 200 X