Fomitopsis pinicola (Swartz 1810 : Fries) Karsten 1881 (Family Fomitopsidaceae)

Parasitic/Saprotrophic, Perennial (Earliest: 28.6)
Cap: 50x50x50-100x200x150mm, Pores: 3-6/mm

Protective Chemicals
Monoterpenoids Limonene, Pinene
Sesquiterpenoids Barbatene, Farnesene
Triterpenoids Pachymic, Pinicolic, Polyporenic,
& Trametenolic Acids
Steroids Lanostanoid

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest

Beech Forest
Food:
Picea abies

Pinus sylvestris

Alnus glutinosa

Betula

Fagus sylvatica

Dead Wood
Fungivores:
(Spores)

Several Staphylinidae

Epuraea variegata Larva
Decomposers:
Trichoderma pulvinatum

Antrodiella semisupina

Botryohypochnus isabellinus

Trechispora farinacea

Sistotrema brinkmannii

Memento des Champignons: Polypore marginé
Mykoweb: Fomitopsis pinicola


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