Gloeophyllum sepiarium

Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Fr.) Karst comes from Gloeophyllum which means "with glutinous or sticky leaves" and  sepiarium means "dark, sepia-colored." It is found in Europe and elsewhere as well as Australia, and is commonly called the Yellow-red gill polypore.

  • Phylum:   Basidiomycota
  • Order:   Polyporales
  • Family:   Gloeophyllaceae

Gloeophyllum sepiarium Occurs on wood substrate. It is saprobic; solitary or grouped r in rosette-like clusters most often on dead conifer wood. The cap is 2.5-10 cm wide. The upper surface is bright yellowish-red to reddish-brown or brown with a white to yellow to orange growing margin; hairy to lmost smooth; zonate. The pore surface is golden-brown; mostly gill-like with few pores; gills 1.5-2 per mm.

 
Gloeophyllum sepiarium

- Gloeophyllum sepiarum, Wingello State Forest, near Bundanoon, NSW, June 17, 2006. On pine wood.

Gloeophyllum sepiarium

- Gloeophyllum sepiarum (underside showing gill structure), Wingello State Forest, near Bundanoon, NSW, June 17, 2006. On

Gloeophyllum sepiarium

- Gloeophyllum sepiarium Barraga Swamp Walk, Barrington National Park, NSW, Australia, showing distinctive pore surface, o

Gloeophyllum sepiarium

- Gloeophyllum sepiarium Barraga Swamp Walk, Barrington National Park, NSW, Australia, showing distinctive pore surface, o

Gloeophyllum sepiarium

- Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Fuhrer p254) Barraga Swamp Walk, Barrington National Park, NSW, Australia, showing distinctive