Femes POLYPORACE/E 349 



1579. F. nigrieans Karst. (from its black pileus : nigcr, black) a c. 

 P. hoof-shaped or pulvinate, very thick, deeply and concentrically 



sulcato-zoned, cuticle very hard, shining, black ; marg. very 

 obtuse, ferruginous. T. somewhat long, single to i3-stratose, 

 ferruginous. Po. very small, obsoletely angular, dark yellowish- 

 grey. Flesh very hard, yellowish-brown. 



Living and dead birch, beech, hornbeam ; uncommon. May-Oct. Diam. 

 5^ in. A var. of 1578 according to Bresadola. 



1580. F. igniarius Karst. (from its former use as tinder ; ignis, fire) 



a b c. 



P. tuberculoso-globose, immarginate, then hoof-shaped, deeply 

 sulcato-zoned, uneven, smooth, cuticle very hard, ochre to 

 reddish- and blackish-brown ; marg. rounded. T. long, single 

 to Q-stratose. Po. very small, pale tawny, at length cinnamon, 

 when old filled with white mycelium. Flesh very hard, zoned, 

 ferruginous. 



Trunks, ash, poplar, willow, cherry, plum, plane, apple, oak, fir, beech, 

 alder, maple, birch ; common. Mar. -Nov. Diam. 6 in. Formerly used as 

 a haemostatic. The ashes are used by the Ostiaks and Kamtschatkans as 

 snuff. Only used as tinder after baking, boiling and beating. Hartig 

 considers this to be a parasite. Occurs in peat-beds in the eastern counties 

 and in the lake-side pile-dwellings of Switzerland and Italy. The form on 

 willow has been named Polyporus pomaceus Pers. 



1581. F. fulvus Karst. (from the tawny pileus ; fulvus, tawny) a b c. 

 P. ventricose, hoof-shaped, triangular in section, at first villoso- 



hairy, then even, rich tawny. T. short, ochre or brown-biscuit. 

 Po. minute, colour as P. Flesh woody-corky, tawny. 



Somewhat cwspitose and imbricate. Decayed trunks, beech, silver-fir, 



spruce ; rare. Oct. -Mar. Diam. 3f in. Pores not always distinctly 



stratose. According to Bresadola the same as Polyporus cinnamoineus 

 Trog. 



1582. F. pectinatus Cooke (from the comb-like markings on the 



pileus ; pecten, a comb) a b c. 



P. flattened, thin, concentrically lamellato-plicate and tomentoso- 

 scaly, whitish-brown, salmon or deep umber-sienna. T. short, 

 yellow-brown ; marg. barren. Po. very small, somewhat pale 

 salmon-umber. 



Imbricate. Trunks. Group 6 in. diam. P. 4^ in. diam. A form of 1584, 

 according to Bresadola. 



1583. F. eonehatus Karst. (from its shape ; concha, a shell) a b c. 



P. flattened, thin, concentrically sulcate, somewhate corrugate, 

 tomentose, deep yellow-brown or sienna-brown ; marg. acute. 

 T. short to long. Po. very small, yellow-orange or brownish, 

 sometimes olive-shaded. Flesh thin, hard, corky, yellowish- 

 brown. 



Imbricate. Trunks, willow, beech ; frequent. Feb. -Oct. Group 4^ in. diam. 

 P. 2& in. diam. Often wholly resupinate. A form of 1585 according 

 to Bresadola. 



