Cinnabar polypore mushroom (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Unnamed Road, Orekhovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731Synonyms: Boletus cinnabarinus, Boletus miniatus, Coriolus cinnabarinus, Fabisporus cinnabarinus, Hapalopilus cinnabarinus, Leptoporus cinnabarinus, Phellinus cinnabarinus, Polyporus cinnabarinus, Polyporus cristula, Polyporus miniatus, Polystictus cinnabarinus, Polystictus cristula, Trametes cinnabarina, Trametes cinnabarinus.
Common name: cinnabar bracket.
Russian names: Trutovik kinovarno-krasnyy, Piknoporus kinovarno-krasnyy.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, also known as the cinnabar polypore, is a saprophytic, white-rot decomposer. Its fruit body is a bright orange shelf fungus. It is common in many areas and is widely distributed throughout the world.
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus is a bracket fungus with a reddish-brown to cinnamon-colored cap, 2-8 cm in diameter, and a white to yellowish pore surface. It grows on deciduous trees, particularly willow, alder, and birch. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus is commonly found in urban parks, forests, and along waterways, typically from June to October. The fungus is widely distributed in the region, with frequent records in the Vasilievsky Island, Petrodvortsovy District, and the surrounding forests of the Leningrad Oblast.
Cinnabar polypore mushroom (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016Unnamed Road, Orekhovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Cinnabar polypore mushroom (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2016ul. Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Cinnabar polypore mushroom (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) on a fallen birch(?) near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 27, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188695
Cinnabar polypore mushroom (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) from a fallen birch taken from area near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 27, 2017
Cinnabar bracket (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) mushrooms on a birch tree in Kuzmolovo north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188663
Cinnabar bracket mushrooms (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus) near Vyritsa, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 10, 2017Unnamed Road, Vyritsa, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188382Observations of Pycnoporus cinnabarinus in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia revealed the fungus grows on various substrates, including fallen birch trees and living birch trunks. It was found near Orekhovo, 40 miles north of Saint Petersburg, on September 9, 2016, and also on display at the Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute in Saint Petersburg on October 1, 2016. Further sightings occurred near Lembolovo, also 40 miles north of Saint Petersburg, on April 27, 2017, where it was found on a fallen birch. The fungus was also spotted on a birch tree in Kuzmolovo, north of Saint Petersburg, on May 8, 2017, and near Vyritsa, 50 miles south of Saint Petersburg, on September 10, 2017. These observations suggest Pycnoporus cinnabarinus is widespread in the region, thriving on birch trees in various stages of decay.
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