Hypocrea pulvinata Fuckel
Jb. nassau. Ver. Naturk. 23-24: 185. 1870.

Common Name: none

Synonym: Trichoderma pulvinatum (Fuckel) Jaklitsch & Voglmayr

• Description

  For description see Jaklitsch & Beug et al.

• Habitat

  Not uncommon on old polypores, particularly Fomitopsis pinicola.

• Edibility

  Unknown.

• Comments

  Hypocrea pulvinata can be distinguished by its yellowish to greyish-orange often coalescing cushion shaped sporocarps. Smooth at first, but soon roughened by the brown ostioles of the embedded perithecia.

• References

  Beug, M.W., Bessette, A.E. & Bessette, A.R. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. University of Texas Press: Austin, TX. 488 p.
  Breitenbach, J. & Kränzlin, F. (1984). Fungi of Switzerland. Volume 1: Ascomycetes. Verlag Mykologia: Luzern, Switzerland. 310 p.
  Jaklitsch, W. (2011). European species of Hypocrea part II: species with hyaline ascospores. Fungal Diversity 48: 1-250. (PDF)
  Medardi, G. (2006). Ascomiceti d'Italia. Centro Studi Micologici: Trento. 454 p.
  Overton, B.E., Stewart, E.L., Geiser, D.M. & Jaklitsch, W.M. (2006). Systematics of Hypocrea citrina and related taxa. Studies in Mycology 56(1): 1-38. (PDF)

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  Main Photo
  • Noah Siegel: Hypocrea pulvinata (CP)
  • Ron Pastorino: Hypocrea pulvinata (CP)
  • Douglas Smith: Hypocrea pulvinata (CP)
  • Mushroom Observer: Hypocrea pulvinata (CP)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)