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Phellinus robustus

Phellinus robustus

Description

The fruiting bodies are perennial, bracket to semi-effused, firmly attached to the substrate, up to 30 cm wide. The surface is yellowish-rusty, greyish-brown to blackish, with wide concentric zones, the border is yellowish-brown and rounded, with cracks when old. The pores are yellowish, greyish-brown. The mycelium causes white rot of living oaks.

Symptom

The fruiting bodies are perennial, bracket to semi-effused, firmly attached to the substrate, up to 30 cm wide. 

Tree Species: Black Locust, Oak, Chestnut

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk

Pest significance: Harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Seasonal frequency of occurrence

Seasonal frequency of occurrence