Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Aurantiporus fissilis

Facts
Scientific Name: 
Aurantiporus fissilis
Also Known As: 
Tyromyces fissilis
Information
Additional Notes: 
Habitat: Most frequently on large dead standing trunks of Fagus in old woodland on calcareous soil. Rarely on Malus spp. in gardens and orchards (on old trees) and Betula, Liriodendron, Quercus and Ulmus spp. Notes: Occasional in England as far north as Yorkshire. Single collections from Wales (Glamorganshire) and Northern Ireland (Down).   Ref; BC