Bondarzewia mesenterica (Schaeff.) Kreisel 1984

Phylum: Basidiomycota
(7339)
Class: Agaricomycetes
(7229)
Subclass: Agaricomycetideae
(7229)

Order: Russulales
(808)
Family: Bondarzewiaceae
(10)
Genus: Bondarzewia
(2)

Name: Gelatinous Pored Polypore
Scientific name: Bondarzewia mesenterica (Schaeff.) Kreisel 1984
Synonyms: Species Fungorum 06.02.2014:
Boletus mesentericus Schaeff. 1774
Bondarzewia montana (Quél.) Singer 1940
Cerioporus montanus Quél. 1888
Cladomeris montanus (Quél.) Bigeard & H. Guill. 1909
Grifola mesenterica (Schaeff.) Murrill 1920
Grifola montana (Quél.) Pilát 1934
Polyporus anax Berk. ex Cooke 1883
Polyporus montanus (Quél.) Ferry 1891
Habit of Growth: Parasite/Saprotroph
Protection: Mushroom is protected
Trees: Abies (Fir)

Cap: from 20 cm wide to 3 cm thick, consisting of several pilei which develop from a thick trunk, upper surface is slightly undulating, tuberculate, radially striate, smooth, somewhat concentrically zoned, ocher brown to brown.
Hymenophore: first white, later ocherish, thick tubes, covered with decurrent pores.
Spore print: white
Spore: tuberculate to costate, 8-9 x 0,5-1,5 μm
Stem: 3-5 x 4-6 cm, thick, strong, white.
Flesh: white, soft, succulent, odor pleasant, taste bitter.
Habitat: a weak parasite, on roots or stumps, grows from summer to fall.
Edibility: edible if young