Phlebia tremellosa_7

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Phlebia tremellosa, syn.: Merulius tremellosusJelly rot fungus, Trembling Merulius Slo.: ?Date: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.37831 Long.: 13.78967Code: Bot_392/2009-6560Habitat: A small opening in mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, calcareous, nearly flat ground at the bottom of a valley, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 900 m (3.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: vertical west oriented surface of a large stump of Fagus sylvatica.Place: Zadnjica valley, near Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Photographed specimens almost dry. Spore dimensions 3.9 (SD=0.2) x 1.4 (SD=0.2) micr., Motic B1-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 322www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid fungi/species pages/Phlebia tremellosa.htmwww.mushroomexpert.com/phlebia_tremellosa.html