Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales Family: Meruliaceae
Species: Phlebia rufa (Pers.) M.P. Christ.
Synonyms: Merulius lividus
Merulius pallens
Merulius rufus
Phlebia erecta
Xylomyzon rufum
Common Name:


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Phlebia rufaPhotographer: © Gina Rackley
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Quercus (4)
Quercus robur (2)
Corylus avellana (2)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Ulmus glabra (1)
Betula (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (5)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Wet ash-wych elm woods: Heavy soil forms (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Log (4)
Branch (3)
Fallen Tree (3)
Wood (3)
Fallen Branch (2)
Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
February (2)
March (2)
August (5)
September (7)
October (7)
December (1)