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Fistulina hepatica


Fistulina hepatica
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Copyright: Adrian Szatewicz (aes_thor) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 145 W: 23 N: 372] (1536)
Genre: Fungi
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-11
Categories: Fungi
Camera: Fuji Finepix S20 Pro, Fujinon 6x zoom
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/280 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-15 4:04
Viewed: 319
Points: 10
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Welcome all!

Photograph of this big and interesting looking mushroom (ozorek debowy in Polish) was taken 2 years ago during my reserch for master work. Not common species, found near village called Rybno. This infective mushroom is dangerous for deciduous trees which decompose their wood.
I've found it growing in the bottom of oak tree- monument of nature.
The paradox is that this fungi damage manumental tree which is under conservatory protection but can not be removed as it is protected as well..
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Some more scientific species information below:

Sometimes called the "Beefsteak Polypore" or the "Ox Tongue," this fungus is virtually unmistakable. It looks like a slab of red meat clinging to a stump or a tree. Its flesh is soft and streaked-looking, and when the mushroom is fresh it exudes a blood-like juice when squeezed.

Species in the genus Fistulina have clearly separated tubes, packed tightly together (see the illustration on the page for Fistulina radicata for an example). Though the mushrooms have been often treated as polypores, recent DNA research has placed Fistulina within the "Schizophylloid Clade," near Schizophyllum commune.

Fistulina hepatica is a popular edible, but its sour taste is disagreeable to some.
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(but I must say it shouldn't be picked as it is rare and law protected in Poland)
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Description:

Ecology: Saprobic and sometimes parasitic on the wood of hardwoods (especially oaks and chestnut), growing alone or in small groups near the bases of trees and on stumps; summer and fall.

Cap: Up to 30 cm across; irregular in shape but often fan-shaped or tongue-like; sometimes with multiple caps; surface finely bumpy, velvety, or fairly smooth; the margin lobed; red, reddish orange, or liver colored.

Pore Surface: Whitish or pale pinkish, becoming reddish brown in age; bruising reddish brown; tubes distinctly separated (use a hand lens), to 1.5 cm long.

Stem: Absent or rudimentary and lateral; colored like the cap; firm.

Flesh: Whitish, streaked with reddish areas; thick; soft; watery; exuding a reddish juice when squeezed.

Taste: Sour or acidic.

Spore Print: Pinkish to pinkish brown.

Microscopic Features: Spores 3.5-6 x 2.5-4 µ; smooth; elliptical.



Thanks for watching, I hope You will like it.
Cheers for any comments and criticques.

Bye!
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Hello Adrian,
Very interesting species, well presented with nice colours and sharpness. The texture of this Fistulina hepatica, like meat is well captured. Thanks for this document. Best regards,
Catherine

Hi Adrian,
I find that fungi of this colour are the hardest to shoot.
The cameras sensor often doesn't even seem to pick them up at all.
Its so hard to get it in good focus but you've done very well.
An excellent post showing a really cool fungus.
Thanks for showing us this one.
Cheers
Steve

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
  • [2008-06-16 8:18]

Hi Adrian, interesting shot. You have shown the subject well with good light and detail. Well done and TFS.
Dean.

Hi Adrian,

Bombastic shot, fantastic colors, details, composition. Bravo.

It's rare here in Hungary, too. Honestly speaking I've only seen it once, in a park of a local hospital, when I was a child.
Tfs this marvellous photo, best regards, László

Witaj, Adrianie!
Juz myslalem, ze w polskiej przyrodzie nic mnie nie zadziwi, ale ten "jezor"... po prostu oslupialem! Tyle lat poznaje nasza nature a tu nagle cos takiego. Wspaniale zdjecie.
Przy okazji - gratulacje z okazji ukonczenia studiow i uzyskania tytulu magistra.
Tadeusz

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