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Trametes Trogii is a parasitic sponge fungus. Belongs to the family Poliporidae and the large genus Trametes. Its other names:
- Cerrena Trog;
- Coriolopsis Trog;
- Trametella Troga.
What does Troga's tramethes look like?
The annual bodies of Trametes Trog have the appearance of a regular or wavy, rather fleshy semicircle, firmly attached to the substrate with a flat side part. In newly emerging mushrooms, the edge of the cap is clearly rounded, then thins out, becoming sharp. The length can vary - from 1.5 to 8-16 cm. The width from the trunk to the edge of the cap is 0.8-10 cm, and the thickness ranges from 0.7 to 3.7 cm.
The surface is dry, covered with thick, long cilia-bristles of a golden color.The edge of young specimens is velvety, with a pile, while those of overgrown specimens are smooth and hard. Implicit concentric stripes, slightly raised, diverge from the place of growth. The color is grayish-white, yellowish-olive and brown, brownish-golden and slightly orange or rusty red. With age, the cap darkens, becoming a honey-tea color.
The inner surface is tubular, with distinct large pores from 0.3 to 1 mm in diameter, of irregular shape. At first they are round, then they become angular-toothed. The surface is uneven and rough. Color ranges from bright white to cream and grey-yellowish. As it grows, it darkens, becoming the color of coffee with milk or a faded purple hue. The thickness of the spongy layer is from 0.2 to 1.2 cm. The spore powder is white.
The flesh is whitish, changing color as it matures to creamy gray and pale reddish olive. Hard, cork-fibrous. A dried mushroom becomes woody. The smell is sour or distinctly mushroom, the taste is neutral-sweet.
Trametes Trog can be evenly spread out with bent folded edges or inverted with a spore-bearing sponge outward
Where and how does it grow
Trametes Troga prefers to settle on deciduous trees - both soft and hard: birch, ash, mulberry, willow, poplar, walnut, beech, aspen. It is very rarely seen on pine trees. The mycelium of this species is perennial; fruiting bodies appear in the same places every year.
The mycelium begins to actively bear fruit from mid-late summer until there is stable snow cover.They grow singly and in large colonies, arranged in the form of tiles and side by side, you can often find ribbons of these fruiting bodies fused together at the sides.
Prefers sunny, dry, wind-protected places. Widely distributed in northern and temperate latitudes - in deciduous forests and taiga zones of Russia, Canada and the USA. Sometimes it can be found in Europe, as well as in Africa and South America.
This species destroys host trees by causing rapidly spreading white rot.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Trametes Troga is an inedible species. No toxic or toxic substances were found in its composition. The hard, woody pulp makes this fruiting body unattractive to mushroom pickers. Its nutritional value is extremely low.
Doubles and their differences
Trametes Trog is similar to the fruiting bodies of its species and some other tinder fungi.
Trametes coarse-haired. Inedible, non-toxic. Can be recognized by small pores (0.3x0.4 mm).
Long bristly hairs are white or cream in color
Trametes fragrant. Inedible, not poisonous. It is distinguished by the absence of pubescence on the cap, a light, gray-white or silver color and a strong anise smell.
Prefers loose wood of poplar, willow or aspen
Coriolopsis gallicis. Inedible mushroom. The cap is pubescent, the spongy inner surface is dark-colored, the flesh is brown or brown.
It is easily distinguished from Trog's tramethes due to its darker coloring
Antrodia. Inedible look. Their main difference is coarse pores, sparse pubescent bristles, and white flesh.
This large genus includes species recognized as medicinal in Eastern folk medicine.
Conclusion
Trametes Troga grows on old stumps, large dead trees, as well as damaged living trunks of deciduous trees. The fruiting body develops during the fall season and is able to survive the winter. It lives in one place for many years until the host tree is completely destroyed. Can be found in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Widely distributed in Russia. In Europe it is listed as a rare and endangered species. The mushroom is inedible due to its hard, unattractive flesh. No toxic species were found among the lookalikes.
