Fomitopsis rosea

Fomitopsis rosea is a pink polypore found in Western North America.[1] This is a close relative of another pink conk, the Rosy Conk (F. cajanderi). While F. cajanderi is a plant pathogen, F. rosea is a detritivore.[1]

Fomitopsis rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Fomitopsidaceae
Genus: Fomitopsis
Species:
F. rosea
Binomial name
Fomitopsis rosea
(Alb. & Schwein.) P. Karst., (1881)
Synonyms

Boletus roseus Alb. & Schwein., Consp. fung. lusat., (1805)
Fomes carneus Blume & T. Nees, (1889)
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, Flora, (1832)
Rhodofomes roseus (Alb. & Schwein.) Vlasák, (1990)
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)

Habitat

F. rosea 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 Picea, Pseudotsuga, or Populus logs.[1] It causes a brown cubical rot.[1]

Identification

F. rosea is a perennial fungus.[1] It is sessile, meaning it sticks out from the wood it grows on.[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]

F. rosea is thicker than it's close relative, F. cajanderi.

References

  1. Ginns, J. H. (James Herbert). Polypores of British Columbia (Fungi: Basidiomycota). Victoria, BC. ISBN 978-0-7726-7053-3. OCLC 982126526.


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