POLYPORACE^E 
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FISTULINA 
(Fistula, a pipe—from the pipe-like character of the tubes) 
F. hepatica (Gr. hepatikos, of the liver—from the liver-like 
appearance), “Liver” or “Beef-steak” Fungus. Plate 
XV. 9. 
P. usually tongue-shaped, attached by a broad base, or 
having somewhat of a stem, 3-20 in., 2-3 in. thick, blood-red. 
F. thick, soft, marbled red and whitish like beetroot. Por. 
at first pale, then red. Spore mass salmon colour. On living 
trunks of various trees, chiefly oak, in aut. The mycelium 
persists for a long time, and sporophores emerge from the 
same spot on a tree for many consecutive years. Often of 
great size ; Berkeley alludes to one of nearly 30 lbs. weight. 
This species is remarkable amongst the Polyporaceae in its 
perishable nature, becoming putrid in less than a month after 
its first appearance. Frequent. A well-known esculent. 
STROBILOMYCES 
(Gr. strobilos, a fir cone ; makes, a fungus—from the supposed 
resemblance of the pileus to a fir cone) 
S. strobilaceus (from the top of the pileus being covered 
with scales like a pine cone, strobilos), “ Fir-cone Bolet.” 
Plate XXXII. 7. 
P. fleshy, 2-5 in., densely covered with large umber-brown 
scales, margin fringed with fragments of the white veil. F* 
blackish or brown when broken. T. white, deep, angular, 
adnate, sometimes shorter round the stem. Por. white. 
S. 3-6 in., in. thick below, solid, white above brown at 
the base. A rare species frequenting pine woods, etc., and 
open grassy places. 
