Synonyms: Boletus conchatus, Boletus salicinus, Cryptoderma cercidiphyllum, Fomes conchatus, Fomes densus, Fomes elegans, Fomes loricatus, Fomes salicinus, Mucronoporus conchatus, Mucronoporus salicinus, Ochroporus conchatus, Ochroporus salicinus, Phellinus conchatus, Phellinus densus, Phellinus fuscolutescens, Phellinus loricatus, Phellinus salicinus, Physisporus salicinus, Placodes conchatus, Placodes salicinus, Polyporus conchatus, Polyporus fuscolutescens, Polyporus loricatus, Polyporus plicatus, Polyporus salicinus, Poria fuscolutescens, Poria salicina, Porodaedalea cercidiphyllum, Porodaedalea conchata, Pyropolyporus conchatus, Scindalma conchatum, Scindalma loricatum, Scindalma salicinum, Trametes conchata, Xanthochrous conchatus.
Phellinopsis conchata is a crustose fungus that grows on trees, particularly oak and elm. In East and Central Texas, it has been found on a variety of substrates, including living and dead branches, trunks, and stumps. The fungus produces small, rounded to elongated fruiting bodies that are reddish-brown to dark brown in color, with a smooth to wrinkled surface. It is typically found in shaded, humid areas, such as woodland edges and stream banks. Specimens have been collected in several counties in East and Central Texas, including Bastrop, Brazos, Grimes, and Houston counties.
Pores of brown bracket polypore mushroom Phellinopsis conchata(?) (Hymenochaetaceae) on a thin hawthorn(?) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2024
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Brown bracket polypore mushroom Phellinopsis conchata(?) (Hymenochaetaceae) on a thin hawthorn(?) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2024Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Caps of brown bracket polypore mushrooms Phellinopsis conchata(?) (Hymenochaetaceae) on a thin hawthorn(?) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2024Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Close-up of brown bracket polypore mushroom Phellinopsis conchata(?) (Hymenochaetaceae) on a thin hawthorn(?) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2024Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of brown bracket polypore mushroom Phellinopsis conchata(?) (Hymenochaetaceae) from a thin hawthorn(?), collected a day before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 2, 2024
Spore size 2.7 - 3.1 × 2.3 - 2.5 µm, length to width ratio Q = 1.12 - 1.3.Observations of the fungus Phellinopsis conchata in East and Central Texas reveal its growth on thin hawthorn trees. The brown bracket polypore mushroom was found on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery, Texas. The pores of the mushroom were observed, as well as the caps of multiple mushrooms growing on a single tree. A close-up view of the mushroom showed its detailed structure. Spores of the mushroom were also collected and examined, providing further insight into its characteristics. The observations were made in early January 2024, suggesting that the fungus is active during this time period in East and Central Texas. The host tree was identified as a thin hawthorn, indicating a possible specific relationship between the fungus and this tree species.
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