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Trametes Trogii is a parasitic spongy fungus. Belongs to the Polyporov family and the large genus Trametes. Its other names:
- Cerrena Trog;
- Coriolopsis Trog;
- Trametella Trog.
What does the trametes of Trog look like?
The annual bodies of the trametes Trog have the appearance of a regular or undulating rather fleshy semicircle, which is firmly adhered to the substrate by a flat side. In new mushrooms, the edge of the cap is distinctly rounded, then it becomes thinner, becoming sharp. The length can be different - from 1.5 to 8-16 cm.The width from the trunk to the edge of the cap is 0.8-10 cm, and the thickness ranges from 0.7 to 3.7 cm.
The surface is dry, covered with thick, long cilia-bristles of golden color. The edge of young specimens is velvety, with a pile; in overgrown specimens, it is smooth, hard. Implicit concentric stripes, slightly embossed, diverge from the place of growth. The color is grayish-white, yellowish-olive and brown, brown-golden and slightly orange or rusty red. With age, the cap darkens, becoming a honey-tea color.
The inner surface is tubular, with distinct large pores from 0.3 to 1 mm in diameter, irregular in shape. At first they are rounded, then they become angularly serrated. The surface is uneven, rough. Color from bright white to cream and gray-yellowish. As it grows, it darkens, becoming the color of coffee with milk or a faded lilac hue. The thickness of the spongy layer is from 0.2 to 1.2 cm. White spore powder.
The flesh is whitish, changing its color as it grows to a creamy gray and pale reddish olive. Rigid, fibrous cork. The dried mushroom becomes woody. The smell is sour or pronounced mushroom, the taste is neutral-sweet.
Trametes Trog can be evenly spread with folded edges or an inverted spore-bearing sponge outward.
Where and how it grows
Trametes Troga prefers to settle on hardwoods - both soft and hard: birch, ash, mulberry, willow, poplar, walnut, beech, aspen. It is very rare to see it on the pines. The mycelium in this species is perennial, fruiting bodies appear annually in the same places.
The mycelium begins to actively bear fruit from mid-late summer to a stable snow cover. They grow singly and in large colonies, arranged in the form of tiles and side by side, often you can find ribbons fused with the sidewalls of these fruit bodies.
Prefers sunny, dry, wind-protected places. It is ubiquitous in northern and temperate latitudes - in deciduous forests and taiga zones of Russia, Canada and the USA. It can sometimes be found in Europe, as well as in Africa and South America.
This species destroys host trees, causing rapidly spreading white rot.
Is the mushroom edible or not
Trametes Trog is an inedible species. No toxic and poisonous substances were found in its composition.The tough woody flesh makes this fruiting body unattractive to mushroom pickers. Its nutritional value is extremely low.
Doubles and their differences
Trametes Trog is similar to the fruit bodies of its own species and some other tinder fungi.
Trametes is harsh-haired. Inedible, non-toxic. It can be recognized by small pores (0.3x0.4 mm).
Long bristly villi are white or creamy
Fragrant trametes. Inedible, not poisonous. Differs in the absence of pubescence on the cap, light, gray-white or silver color and a strong smell of anise.
Prefers loose poplar, willow or aspen
Gallic Coriolopsis. Inedible mushroom. The cap is pubescent, the spongy inner surface is dark-colored, the flesh is brown or brown.
Easily distinguishable from Trog's trametess due to its darker color
Antrodia. Inedible look. Their main difference is large-celled pores, sparse setae, white flesh.
This large genus includes varieties recognized as medicinal in the folk medicine of the East.
Conclusion
Trametes Trog grows on old stumps, large deadwood, and damaged living trunks of deciduous trees. The fruiting body develops during the fall season and is able to survive the winter. It lives in one place for many years - until the complete destruction of the carrier tree. It can be found in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Widespread in Russia. In Europe, it is included in the lists of rare and endangered species. The mushroom is inedible due to its tough, unattractive pulp. No toxic species were found among the twins.
