Dry Rot Serpula himantioides (Persoon) Gray    Synonyms: Merulius americanus.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Boletales   >   Family Serpulaceae   >   Genus Serpula   

Status:

S. lacrymans is most often associated with hard surfaces and damp wood indoors; S. himantioides is usually found outdoors, preferring conifer logs and stumps. Not safely separated by habitat using macro characteristics.

Description:

Brown to rusty-brown to yellow-brown spreading honeycomb-like crust with a white margin. May form patches several feet in diameter with long gray-white runners. Fertile surface consists of connecting projections and depressions. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 8 records in the project database.

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Dry Rot in Calvert Co., Maryland (1/29/2020). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Dry Rot in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/18/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Dry Rot in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/18/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Dry Rot in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/18/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)


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