Fistulina hepatica
Fistulina hepatica
Description
The fruiting body is annual, juicy and fleshy, elongated, thick and tongue-like, 5-25 cm wide, and 3-8 cm thick. On the surface, it has a jelly-like papillous epidermis, orange red when young, later on fleshy purple, and fleshy brown when old. The tubes are loose (the walls are not joined with each other); whitish to pale ochre, the colour turns to rusty brown when old. It reminds of fresh bloody beef meat on the cut. The mycelium causes the heartwood to turn brown, the heartwood is not destroyed completely, but it is more fragile.
Symptom
The fruiting body is annual, juicy and fleshy, elongated, thick and tongue-like, 5-25 cm wide, and 3-8 cm thick.
Tree Species: Oak, Chestnut
Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk
Pest significance: Harmful
Pest Category: Fungi
Invasive Species: No
Present in EU: Yes
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