Phlebia radiata
Phlebia radiata, commonly known as the wrinkled crust, is a common species of crust fungus in the family Meruliaceae. It grows as a wrinkled, orange to pinkish waxy crust on the decaying wood of coniferous and deciduous trees, in which it causes a white rot.
Taxonomy
The fungus was first described scientifically in 1821 by Elias Magnus Fries.Description
The fruit body of Phlebia radiata is resupinate—flattened against its substrate like a crust. It is wrinkled, orange to pinkish in color, and has a waxy texture. It is circular to irregular in shape, reaching a diameter up to, although neighbouring fruitbodies may be fused together to form larger complexes up to in diameter. The soft texture of the flesh hardens when the fruitbody becomes old. The fungus is inedible.In mass, the spores are white. Microscopic examination reveals additional spore details: they are smooth, allantoid to elliptical, and inamyloid, measuring 3.5–7 by 1–3 μm.