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Chondrostereum purpureumSilver-leaf fungus, Violette SchichtpilzSlo.: krlatni skladovecDate: Nov. 20. 2009Lat.: 46.34162 Long.: 13.58156Code: Bot_402/2009-1008Habitat: Mixed forest with dominant Betula pendula and Picea abies, flat ground, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg, elevation 560 m (1.840 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a partly rotten trunk of a cut down Betula pendula trunk.Place: Bovec basin, foothills of Mt. Svinjak 1.965 m (6.447 feet), north of village Kal-Koritnica, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Spore dimensions: 6.8 (SD=0.6) x 3.4 (SD=0.4) micr, N=25. Ref.:Personal communication Mr. Bojan Rot. M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 310. R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 337.
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This is a widespread hardwood parasite known as the Silverleaf Fungus. It attacks many species, including fruit trees.
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Chondrostereum purpureumSilver-leaf fungus, Violette SchichtpilzSlo.: krlatni skladovecDate: Nov. 20. 2009Lat.: 46.34162 Long.: 13.58156Code: Bot_402/2009-1008Habitat: Mixed forest with dominant Betula pendula and Picea abies, flat ground, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg, elevation 560 m (1.840 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: a partly rotten trunk of a cut down Betula pendula trunk.Place: Bovec basin, foothills of Mt. Svinjak 1.965 m (6.447 feet), north of village Kal-Koritnica, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Spore dimensions: 6.8 (SD=0.6) x 3.4 (SD=0.4) micr, N=25. Ref.:Personal communication Mr. Bojan Rot. M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 310. R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 337.
