Wrinkled Crust

Phlebia radiata

Summary 2

Phlebia radiata, commonly known as the wrinkled crust, is a common species of crust fungus in the family Meruliaceae. It is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. It grows as a wrinkled, orange to pinkish waxy crust on the decaying wood of coniferous and deciduous trees, in which it causes a white rot. The fungus was first described scientifically in 1821 by Elias Magnus Fries.

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  1. (c) Amadej Trnkoczy, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/atrnkoczy/3241656119/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlebia_radiata

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