Panus conchatus

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Panus conchatus

14 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Synonymns

Lentinus torulosus, Panus torulosus

Cap

Funnel or shell shaped, smooth to finely velvety, margin incurved, pinkish lilac when young, then mid to pale brown, to about 10 cm across

Gills

Distant, decurrent, forked, lilac, white or pale yellow when young, then pale brown

Stem

Eccentric or lateral, lilac, then pale brown, finely hairy at the base, mycelium white

Flesh

Tough, whitish

Smell

Pleasant

Season

Summer to autumn

Distribution

Infrequent

Habitat

On rotten wood from broad leaved trees

Spore Print

White

Microscopic Features

Spores ellipsoidal, smooth, inamyloid (5.5-7) x (2.5-3.5) µm2

Edibility

Said to be edible, but tough

Notes

Conchatus means shell like. Despite the presence of gills, DNA analysis has shown that the species is closely related to polypores.

Panus conchatus

14 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Panus conchatus

Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 14 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.