Pycnoporellus fulgens

Pycnoporellus fulgens is a species of fungus belonging to the family Fomitopsidaceae.^[1]

Pycnoporellus fulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus:	Pycnoporellus
Species:	P. fulgens
Binomial name
Pycnoporellus fulgens (Fr.) Donk, 1971

It is native to Eurasia and Northern America. ^[1] It has a wide distribution both continents ^[2]

Taxonomy

The species Pycnoporellus fulgens is a fungus in the order Polyporales, which are generally known as polypores or shelf fungi.^[3] This includes many non-agaric, wood-eating fungi.

Description

Pycnoporellus fulgens inhabits dead conifer logs, and is a brown-rot decayer. The fruiting body is most commonly observed in the late summer months of July and August, found on the sides of logs.^[2] The fungus produces tough, woody, shelf-like fruiting bodies that are typically an orange or orange-red color, with a yellower leading edge. The underside of the fruiting body displays a complex white or yellow pore surface.^[4]

Pycnoporellus fulgens Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Spore print is white to cream
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is too hard to eat or unknown

Habitat

The fungus lives in dead conifer logs, and as such, is often found in conifer forests. Examples of species it may inhabit are the dead logs of Norway Spruce^[4] and Douglas Fir.^[2]