Trametes pubescens
White rot fungus
The cap is up to 6 cm wide, white with a yellow edge when young, later hairless, cream-coloured, yellow- brown or ochre, occasionally grey-striped. The pores are cream-coloured to light straw-yellow. The fruiting bodies are up to 0.5 cm thick, frequently found in larger quantities in a roof-like formation one above the other. Unlike Trametes hirsuta, its cap is not bristle-like and it has a single-layer flesh. It causes white rot on dead trees.
Presence of felted white fruiting bodies with a yellow margin, later glabrous, creamy, tan or ocher.
Tree Species: Birch, Beech, Cherry, Hornbeam, Alder
Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk
Pest significance: Harmful
Pest Category: Fungi
Invasive Species: No
Present in EU: Yes
Pest group: Fungi
Affected part of wood: Heartwood, Sapwood
Depth of damages: More than 5 cm depth, Under bark only, Up to 0,5 cm depth, Up to 2 cm depth, Up to 5 cm depth
The extent of damage: Lokally
Prevalence in Europe: Common
Damaged products: Firewood
Roundwood size: Diameter from 10 up to 50 cm
Wood discoloration: Yes
Pest subcategory: White-rot
Similar pests
Trametes versicolor
Trametes gibbosa
