Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Stereales Family: Peniophoraceae
Species: Peniophora incarnata (Pers.) P. Karst.
Synonyms: Corticium incarnatum
Thelephora incarnata
Common Name: Rosy Crust
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Peniophora incarnataPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Ulex europaeus (15)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Scrub: scattered (2)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (1)
Artifical rock exposure and waste: quarry (1)
Boundaries: intact hedge, species-rich (1)
Cultivated/disturbed land: introduced shrub (1)
Grassland: neutral, upland (1)
Heathland: wet heath/acid grassland mosaic, upland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Montane heath/dwarf forb (1)
Wet valley alderwoods (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (4)
Fallen Branch (4)
Dead Wood (3)
Soil (2)
Standing Dead Branch (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (7)
February (4)
March (3)
April (2)
May (2)
September (3)
October (5)
November (7)
December (10)