Oak Curtain Crust - Hymenochaete rubiginosa
A perennial capped corticoid , very dark in colour with stiff convex cap and a dark reddish-brown fertile surface with projecting brown bristles (setae) - use a strong hand lens.
Photograph upper and lower fertile surface; note host plant and substrate
Deciduous old stumps, usually oak
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Melinda Bell
Calke,Southwood
09 January 2023
Isabel Raval
Cademan Wood
15 October 2024
Melinda Bell
Willesley Wood
19 October 2023
Isabel Raval
Cademan Wood
15 October 2024
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Species profile
- Common names
- Oak Curtain Crust
- Species group:
- Fungi
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 10
- First record:
- 03/11/2021 (Sexton, Timothy)
- Last record:
- 15/10/2024 (Isabel Raval)
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