Shell-shaped fellinus (Phellinus conchatus)
Phellinus shell-shaped is a tinder fungus that is found in many countries and on many continents. Distributed in North America, Asia, Europe.
It grows everywhere on the territory of Our Country, especially often it can be seen in the northern regions, in the taiga.
Grows almost all year round. It is a perennial mushroom.
The fruiting bodies of Phellinus conchatus often form groups, growing together in several pieces. The caps are prostrate, often recurved, hard to the touch, and may be tiled. Groups of fused hats can reach sizes up to 40 centimeters, located along a tree trunk to a fairly large height.
The color of the surface of the caps is grayish-brown, the edge is very thin. Some specimens may even have moss.
Phellinus shelliform has a tubular hymenophore, with round but small pores. Color – reddish or light brown. In mature mushrooms, the hymenophore darkens, acquiring a dark color and a gray coating.
The pulp of the fungus looks like a cork, its color is brown, rusty, reddish.
Phellinus shelliform grows mainly on hardwoods, especially on willow (both living trees and dead wood). Refers to inedible mushrooms. In a number of European countries, this tinder fungus is included in the Red Lists. Species similar to it are dotted fellinus, burnt fellinus, and false blackish tinder fungus.