Tree polypore (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus) photo and description

Trutovik tree (Pseudoinonotus Dryadeus)

• Tinder fungus
• Inonotus woody

Trutovik tree (Pseudoinonotus Dryadeus) is a mushroom from the Hymenochaetaceae family, belongs to the genus Pseudoinonotus.

The tree tinder fungus (Inonotus dryadeus) has an irregularly shaped fruiting body. Outwardly, it resembles a large sponge. Its surface is covered with velvet villi. On it you can often see a yellow liquid coming out in the form of droplets.

Mushroom flesh is woody and very tough. The fruit bodies of the tree tinder fungus are large and have a characteristic shape. On many of them you can see a large number of holes. These are traces that appear as a result of the removal of water from the fungus.

The thickness of the fruiting body of the tinder fungus in some specimens reaches 12 cm, and the height does not exceed 0.5 m. The shape of this type of mushroom varies from half-sessile to cushion-shaped. Many specimens are characterized by a slight bulge, a rounded and thick edge (sometimes wavy), a narrower base. Mushrooms grow singly, sometimes in small tiled groups.

The surface of the fruiting body is completely matte, not divided into separate areas, it is characterized by a yellowish, peach, yellowish-rusty, tobacco color. Often there are bumps, tubercles on it, and in old specimens a crust appears on top.

Mushroom spores are brown, hymenophore is tubular, brownish-rusty in color. In mature mushrooms, the fruiting body is covered on top with a transparent and light film of mycelium.

The tree tinder fungus (Inonotus dryadeus) prefers to grow at the base of a living oak, near the root collar. Rarely, this species can be found near deciduous trees (chestnuts, beeches, maples, elms). Fruits throughout the year.

The tree tinder fungus (Inonotus dryadeus) is inedible.

Not found.

The tree tinder fungus (Inonotus dryadeus) is easily recognizable due to its substrate and characteristic external features.