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Polypore or Phellinus black-limited is also known by its Latin names:
- Polyporus nigrolimitatus;
- Ochroporus nigrolimitatus;
- Fomes nigrolimitatus;
- Cryptoderma nigrolimitatum;
- Phellopilus nigrolimitatus.
Tubular mushroom from the Basidiomycetes department.
Rounded edges of uneven thickness and irregular shape
What does Phellinus blacklimited look like?
A fungus with a long-term biological cycle that parasitizes decaying or treated wood.
External characteristics:
- The cap can be spread-bent, rounded, cushion-shaped, or narrow and elongated. Follows the curves of the surface of the wood on which it grows. The average thickness of the fruit body is 10-15 cm, width is up to 3 cm.A distinctive feature of the species is the presence of a contrasting light wavy ridge along the edge with a porous structure.
- The surface at the beginning of the growing season is light brown or brown in color, felt with small dense pile, soft, smooth. The structure of young mushrooms is spongy and elastic.
- In old phellinuses, the surface changes to a dark chocolate color, and shallow furrows of varying sizes appear. The fruiting bodies become brittle and brittle, the cork structure is hard and dry. Moss often appears on the surface. The edges of the cap become sharp, the color is dark ocher.
- The fabric is divided into two layers: the upper one is dense dark brown with a reddish tint, the lower one near the hymenophore is softer and lighter in color. The layers are separated by a black stripe, reaching a width of up to 3 cm in large specimens.
- The lower spore-bearing part is smooth, tubular with small, densely located pores, uneven. The color of young Phellinuses is golden with a brown tint, while that of mature ones is brown. The color along the edge of the cap is lighter than at the base.
The spores are cylindrical with thin walls, light yellow in color.
Each specimen is unique in its own way; mushrooms with the same shapes are not found
Where does Phellinus blacklimited grow?
A rare mushroom that grows on old stumps and decaying dead wood. It can only be found on coniferous trees; it prefers spruce or fir; it rarely settles on pine. The main location is on the lower part of the trunks, covered with a moss cushion. It can also grow on treated wood, causing mottled rot. Prefers protected taiga forests that are difficult to access. In Russia it is found in the Far East, in the mountainous regions of the Urals and Siberia, and less often in the Caucasus.
Is it possible to eat Phellinus blacklimited?
The species has no nutritional value; the fruiting bodies are porous, hard, tasteless and odorless. The black-limited polypore is an inedible species.
Conclusion
Phellinus blacklimited is a tubular species with a perennial biological cycle. Grows on rotting and treated coniferous wood. The structure is dry and hard and has no nutritional value.
