Radulomyces copelandii

2021 3월 경기북부

Scientific name: Radulomyces copelandii (Pat.) Hjortstam
& Spooner
Derivation of name: TBD 
Synonyms: Radulodon copelandii (Pat.) N. Maek.;
Hydnum copelandii Pat.
Common name(s):  Asian beauty.
Phylum:   Basidiomycota
Order:   Agaricales
Family:   Pterulaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate:  Saprotroph; on
hardwood logs and dead standing trees, especially on
oak (Quercus) and maple (Acer); year-round.  
Dimensions:  Individual fruit bodies up to 30 cm in length.
The spines can be quite long - up to 1.2 (1.4) cm.  
Description:  Resupinate fruit bodies develop in the cracks,
interstices, and furrows of the bark of dead trees. The
densely crowded spines are white to pale yellowish, turning
buff to brownish in age.       
Edibility: Inedible.
Comments:  In 2011, J. Ginns and Lawrence Millman
reported the first known occurrence of this species in the
Western Hemisphere - in Massachusetts. It has since been
reported from Connecticut and Rhode Island. As far as I
am aware, the photographs on this page document the first
known report from Pennsylvania. A 2018 report
documents the occurrence of a new Raduomyces