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Rhodofomes roseus

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Rhodofomes roseus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Genus: Rhodofomes
Species:
R. roseus
Binomial name
Rhodofomes roseus
(Alb. & Schwein.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1990)
Synonyms
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  • Boletus roseus Alb. & Schwein. (1805)
  • Fomes carneus Blume & T. Nees (1889)
  • Fomitopsis rosea (Alb. & Schwein.) P. Karst. (1881)
  • Fomes roseus (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr. (1888)
  • Fomes rufopallidus (Trog) Cooke (1885)
  • Fomitopsis carnea (Blume & T. Nees) Imazeki (1943)
  • Fomitopsis rufopallida (Trog) P. Karst. (1881)
  • Placodes roseus (Alb. & Schwein.) Quél. (1886)
  • Polyporus roseus (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr. (1818)
  • Polyporus rufopallidus Trog (1832)
  • Scindalma carneum (Blume & T. Nees) Kuntze (1898)
  • Scindalma roseum (Alb. & Schwein.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Scindalma rufopallidum (Trog) Kuntze (1898)
  • Trametes carnea (Blume & T. Nees) Corner (1989)
  • Trametes carnea (Blume & T. Nees) Lloyd (1915)
  • Trametes rosea (Alb. & Schwein.) P. Karst. (1881)
  • Ungulina rosea (Alb. & Schwein.) Pat. (1900)

Rhodofomes roseus is a species of pink polypore found in western North America[1] and Europe. This is a close relative of another species of pink conk, the rosy conk (Rhodofomes cajanderi). While R. cajanderi is a plant pathogen, R. rosea is a detritivore.[1]

Habitat

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Rhodofomes roseus grows in western North America, most often in spruce forests.[1] Specimens from Vancouver Island, Prince George, and Wells Gray Park have helped characterize the species.[1] This conk grows exclusively on dead wood, with a preference for logs of Picea, Pseudotsuga. or Populus species.[1] It causes a brown cubical rot.[1]

Identification

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Rhodofomes roseus is a perennial fungus.[1] It is sessile, meaning it is immobile and attached at the base without the presence of a stalk or peduncle.[1] It often grows in a hoof or fan shape, with a smooth surface.[1] The top of the conk can be a pale pink fading to a grey or brown colour, while the bottom is a pale pink.[1] The inside of the conk, known as the context, is fibrous and woody, and may have layers of brown or pink colour.[1] It has round pores, with 3-5 pores per millimeter.[1]

Rhodofomes roseus is thicker than its close relative, Rhodofomes cajanderi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ginns, J. H. (James Herbert) (2017). Polypores of British Columbia (Fungi: Basidiomycota). Victoria, BC. ISBN 978-0-7726-7053-3. OCLC 982126526.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)