BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Abortiporus biennis (Bull.) Singer, 1944 (Blushing Rosette)

Similar species Some Hydnellum species (H. ferrungineum & H. peckii) have similar growth form, develops red droplets and can look similar, but these have well-formed spines on the underside.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Abortiporus biennis Fruitbody 24 August 2004 Cambridge England 10
Abortiporus biennis Fruitbody 14 October 1999 Berks England 3 9 4
Abortiporus biennis Fruitbody 26 September 1982 N. Wilts England 3
Abortiporus biennis Fruitbody 17 July 1982 N. Wilts England 4

Suggested Literature

Abortiporus biennis may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(a fungus)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Abortiporus biennis is associated with:

fruitbody Broadleaved trees fruitbody is saprobic on dead root Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Broadleaved trees fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Abortiporus biennis:

Abortiporus biennis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
POLYPORALES
(polypores)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota