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The Fungi world (75) : Birch polypore.

The Fungi world (75) : Birch polypore.

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Mark Billiau.

Mark Billiau.


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The Fungi world (75) : Birch polypore.

In winter fungi are rare, but they do exist.
This is a very old specimen of a Birch polypore, a fungus that grows almost exclusively on weakened birches as a parasite and causes brown rot and (nearly always) death of the host tree.

With age, the fruiting body of this species becomes corky and develops a smell of green apples.
The specimen in the shot has an age older then 1 year.

This fungus was also carried by the “Ötzi Iceman”, the incredibly well-preserved 5000 year old Neolithic man found in 1991 in a glacier near the border of Austria and Italy. It is presumed the Iceman has used this fungus to fight bacterial infections.

Dutch name : Berkenzwam
German name : Birkenporling
Latin name : Piptoporus betulinus

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