Ceriporia tarda (Berk.) Ginns
no common name
Irpicaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
no common name
Irpicaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
Photograph
Species Information
Summary:
Ceriporia tarda is recognized by the rose-pink color of the pore surface. Other features include flat growth on wood, and microscopic characters. The description is derived from Gilbertson(1).
Microscopic:
spores 4-5 x 2-2.5 microns, oblong to cylindric-elliptic, inamyloid, colorless; basidia 4-spored, 10-20 x 4-5 microns, clavate, simple-septate at base; cystidia none; hyphal system monomitic: subicular hyphae 3-6 microns wide, colorless, thin-walled, simple-septate, occasionally swollen at the septa, frequently branching at right angles, some with granular incrustation
Notes:
Ceriporia tarda has been found in BC, MB, NS, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, KY, LA, NC, NM, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA, and WV, (Gilbertson)
Habitat and Range
Habitat
annual, on dead hardwoods, occasionally on conifers, causing a white rot
Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Polyporus tardus Berk.
Poria tarda (Berk.) Cooke