Phlebia radial (Phlebia radiata)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Incertae sedis (of uncertain position)
- Order: Polyporales (Polypore)
- Family: Meripilaceae (Meripilaceae)
- Type: Phlebia radiata (Phlebia radiala)
- Trutovik radial
- Trutovik Radial
- Phlebia merismoides
Description
The fruiting body of Phlebia radiala is annual, resupinate, from round to irregular in shape, sometimes lobed, up to 3 centimeters in diameter. Neighboring fruiting bodies often merge, covering large areas. The surface is bumpy, radially wrinkled, somewhat reminiscent of a chrysanthemum; in the dried state, this wrinkling is significantly smoothed out, in the smallest fruiting bodies it is almost smooth, while a pronounced tuberosity remains in the center of the fruiting body. The soft and dense texture of the fruiting bodies becomes hard when dried. The edge is jagged, slightly behind the substrate. Color varies by age and location. Young fruiting bodies are most often bright, orange-red, but pale-colored specimens may also come across. Gradually orange (from bright red-orange to dull orange-yellow grayish-yellow) remains the periphery, and the central part becomes dull, pinkish-brown and gradually darkens to dark brown and almost black, starting from the central tubercle.
Ecology and distribution
Phlebia radialis is a saprotroph. It settles on dead trunks and branches of hardwoods, causing white rot. The species is widely distributed in the forests of the Northern Hemisphere. The main period of growth is in autumn. Frozen, dried and faded fruiting bodies can be seen in winter.
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The article used photos of Maria and Alexander.