Phellinus ferruginosus

Description

Fruiting bodies are annual and also perennial, 0.1-1.0 cm thick, decaying in an area of several square centimetres and even square decimetres, strongly attached to its base. Predisposed are tree species growing in sites with the humic soil. It occurs commonly in Europe, in the north of Scandinavia it is bordered more or less with the northern border of oak occurrence. The similar fruiting body is formed by Phellinus ferreus that differs only in microscopic features and moderately also in host trees. The mycelium causes white rot of attacked wood. The fungus is a saprophyte and does not represent health risk for standing trees.

Symptom

Fruiting bodies are annual and also perennial, 0.1-1.0 cm thick, decaying in an area of several square centimetres and even square decimetres, strongly attached to its base.

Tree Species: Elm, Beech, Oak, Hawthorn, Willow

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk

Pest significance: Harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes