Abortiporus biennis (Bull.) Singer
(Blushing Rosette)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAbortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette) :
1: Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)
24 Aug 2004 OSGR: TF40 52° 40’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: Cambs (VC 29) England
on old cut end of trunk of Apple pollard
Image 1: In situImage 2: Pore surfaceImage 3: Top surfaceImage 4: Cut flesh - enlargedImage 5: Pore surface - bruised - enlargedImage 6: Pore surface - enlargedImage 7: Pore surface - near margin - enlargedImage 8: Top surface - centre - enlargedImage 9: Top surface - margin - enlarged
2: Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)
14 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Sallow
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - side viewImage 4: CapImage 5: Cap (2)Image 6: Cap surface - close-upImage 7: Dissepiments of pore surface - close-upImage 8: Dissepiments of pore surface - close-up (2)Image 9: Dissepiments of pore surface - close-up (3)Image 10: Fruitbody - side viewImage 11: Pore surfaceImage 12: Pore surface - close-upImage 13: SporesImage 14: Spores (2)Image 15: Spores (3)Image 16: Spores (4)
3: Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)
26 Sep 1982 OSGR: SU08 51° 30’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Bracket - top surface - in situImage 2: Bracket - under surface - lain downImage 3: Pores - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Gill edge hyphal tip - magnifiedImage 5: Hyphae - magnifiedImage 6: Pore surfaceImage 7: DescriptionImage 8: Description - contd
4: Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)
17 Jul 1982 OSGR: SU08 51° 30’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Bracket - top surface - in situImage 2: Bracket - top surface - in situ (2)Image 3: Bracket - under surface - lain downImage 4: Bracket - under surface - enlargedImage 5: Hyphae - magnifiedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: DescriptionImage 8: Description - contd.

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Resembling Hydnellum Peckii

Henrici, A. 2015 Notes and Records (Oct 15) Field Mycology Vol 16 (4): 137-139.

Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)

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

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