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No 57 (29): POLIBOTANICA 57
Mushroom with a fan- or shell-shaped cap, covered in erect hairs, ranging from 2 to 4 cm in diameter. When dry, it displays a whitish color that changes to brownish-gray when exposed to moisture, and it is hard and leathery. The hymenium is composed of folds, pseudo-gills, divided into two lighter edges and arranged in a fan-like pattern from the stem. One distinctive feature is that in dry conditions, they retract and close to protect the hymenium, opening up when it is moist. Their color is pink, pink-cinnamon, evolving to darken over time. The stem is lateral and practically nonexistent. It is a lignicolous species that parasitizes or acts as a saprophyte on primarily deciduous trees. It is very common and persists in the substrate throughout the year. It thrives in various dead or living plant substrates and in environments with a warm to temperate climate, occasionally in cold climates in areas with mostly disturbed wild
vegetation, ranging from sea level to nearly 3,000 m in altitude. With a cosmopolitan distribution, they are pathogens in humans.
Published:
2024-02-06
