Image of Red-banded bracket

Description:

Slo.: obrobljena kresilka - Habitat: Mixed wood in a narrow humid gorge, next to mountain stream Slatenek, mostly shadow, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 560 m (1.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: dead, still standing deciduous tree trunk already without branches (not conifer!), in a small group, from 0.5 m (2 feet) to 2.5 m (8 feet) above ground. Comment: Books say this fungus grows mostly on conifers.