| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
| Order: Agaricales | Family: Fistulinaceae |
| Species: Fistulina hepatica (Schaeff.) With. | |
| Synonyms: |
Beefsteak Fungus Boletus hepaticus Ceriomyces hepatica Confistulina hepatica Tafod Bustach |
| Common Name: | Beefsteak Fungus |
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Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species |
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On Oak, Quercus robur | Photographer: © David Mitchel |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Quercus (18) Quercus robur (8) Quercus petraea (6) Castanea sativa (3) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Lowland hazel-sessile oakwoods (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Tree (19) Stump (5) Cut Trunk (1) Dead Wood (1) Tree base (1) Wood (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) March (5) May (1) August (8) September (22) October (21) November (2) |
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