Serpula himantioides
Meddn Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 11: 21. 1885
Common Name: none
Synonym: Serpula lacrymans var. himantioides (Fr.) W.B. Cooke
For descriptions see Cooke & 'California Mushrooms'.
Resupinate on dead conifers, especially fir and pine; uncommon, fruiting from spring through late summer in pine-fir forests in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges.
Unknown.
Serpula himantioides is recognized by its spore-bearing surface that is formed of puzzle-like ridges, brown with a cottony, white to cream margin. A related species, S. lacrymans, the dry rot fungus, is similar but thicker and seldom grows in natural habitats. It causes serious damage to wood used in construction.
Serpula himantioides is a species complex (see Carlsen et al.).
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