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Gleophyllum fence (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) is a widespread fungus. It belongs to the Gleophyllaceae family. There are also other names for this fungus: – tinder fungus, and Latin – Daedalea sepiaria, Lenzitina sepiaria, Agaricus sepiarius.
What does Gleophyllum Fence look like?
Grows on dead or damaged wood
Gleophyllum fence is found in temperate latitudes in summer and autumn, in the southern regions – year-round. Fruiting bodies are most often annuals, but under favorable conditions can reach the age of four years.
From above on the surface of the fungus are noticeable: bristly pubescence, tuberculate notches and irregularities, concentric zones – dark in the center and light along the edge. The main color of the fruiting bodies changes with age – in young specimens it is rusty with a brown tint, in old specimens it becomes brown.
Fruiting bodies have a rosette, half, fan-shaped or irregular shape. Sometimes they are prostrate, fused with each other by lateral surfaces. Most often they grow on the substrate one above the other in the form of tiles.
On the inner surface of a young fungus, one can see short labyrinth tubules of a hymenophore; in mature specimens, it is lamellar, light brown or rusty. Mushroom tissues have a corky consistency, they turn black when exposed to KOH (potassium hydroxide).
Where and how to grow
Gleophyllum fence is found on the territory of Our Country, as well as in other countries on all continents except Antarctica. It is most commonly found in temperate regions. The fungus belongs to saprotrophs, it destroys dead wood residues, leads to the development of brown rot. Prefers coniferous trees, occasionally grows on aspen.
You can find a mushroom by examining deadwood, deadwood, stumps in open glades in the forest. Sometimes he is found in old sheds or storage facilities built from logs. The tinder fungi growing indoors have an underdeveloped sterile fruiting body with coral-like branches and a reduced hymenophore.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
No poisonous substances were found in the gleophillum intaking. However, the hard pulp does not allow it to be attributed to the edible representatives of the mushroom kingdom.
Twins and their differences
A similar species is fir gleophyllum, a rare inedible mushroom that grows in conifers. Unlike the tinder fungus, its hymenophore consists of rare, torn plates. The surface of the fruiting body is smooth, without bristles.
It has a rich bright color of the cap
Another twin – log gleophyllum – prefers deciduous forests. He is inedible. Often found on buildings made of logs, forming ugly outgrowths of fruiting bodies. It differs from the tinder fungus in the grayish tint of mature specimens.
The hymenophore is characterized by the presence of pores and plates
Gleophyllum oblong grows on deadwood of both coniferous and deciduous trees. It is inedible, has a slightly elongated hat shape. The main difference from the tinder fungus is the tubular hymenophore.
This species has a smooth and soft cap surface.
Conclusion
Gleophyllum fence settles on dead and processed wood of coniferous or deciduous species. Fruiting bodies do not contain toxic substances, but have no nutritional value due to the specific cork structure. The tinder fungus causes damage to wood.
