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Fellinuses, belonging to the Gimenochaet family, are found on all continents, except for Antarctica. They are popularly called tinder fungus. Fellinus black-limited is a long-term representative of this genus.
What does fellinus black-limited look like?
It is a prostrate fruiting body. At the beginning of ripening, the specimen resembles a sit-hat, but then gradually grows into the substrate, repeating its shape. The length of the cap reaches 5-10 cm. It is slightly bent from the surface of the tree and has a hoof-like shape. Young mushrooms are soft, covered with a felt, velvety skin of a reddish brown or chocolate color. A distinctive feature of black-bordered fellinus is a ridge-like light edge.
Saprotroph grows into the body of the wood
The tissue of the black-bordered tinder fungus has two layers, between which there is a black stripe. The pulp is spongy, loose. With age, the parasites become hard, the felt layer disappears. The fungus becomes bare, covered with moss, grooves appear on the dark surface.
It consists of tubular hymenophores, on the surface of which grayish translucent spores can be seen. The length of each is 5 mm.
Where and how it grows
Black-bounded polypore prefers coniferous forests and grows on dead trees, in particular, larch, pine, spruce, fir. It is cosmopolitan and can be seen on the remains of softwood in all parts of the world. Sometimes mycelium grows into the wooden floors of residential or warehouse buildings, causes white rot and destroys the wood. Fellinus black-cut is a rare mushroom. It is listed in the Red Book of many European countries.
Is the mushroom edible or not
Tinder fungus is not edible. There is no information about its toxicity.
Doubles and their differences
There are several types of doubles.
Inedible grape Fellinus is distinguished by its elongated shape and smaller dimensions: width - 5 cm, thickness - 1.5 cm. The fabric is single-layer, firm, has a cork texture. Lives on pine and spruce wood. The surface of the cap is hard.
2-3 tinder fungus, growing together, form a tiled surface
Pellinus rusty brown also settles on coniferous wood, causing yellow rot. Has a fully extended shape. The fruit body is brown with lighter edges. More often found in the taiga zones of Siberia. The mushroom is inedible.
Several bodies of Phellinus rusty-brown merge into one and cover the entire tree
Conclusion
Fellinus black-confined has many related species. Most of these polypores are perennial and inedible representatives of the gifts of the forest. In the folk medicine of individual countries, their medicinal properties are used to some extent.
