commonly known orange species fungus family distributed zone fungus found mountainous regions western north_america europe causes brown wood especially spruce fir soft orange fruit bodies grow spread surface fallen logs mature specimens tooth like edges mushroom found growing logs stumps protruding melting snow edibility fungus usage human purposes unknown species beetles use fungus food source taxonomy species originally described collected botanist type specimens found growing mountains colorado elevation feet taxonomic history transferred genera original authors moved considering allied noted pores developed teeth like like genus generic transfers include year given current czech placed generic countless pores specific epithet combination latin words white yellow curtis gates lloyd approve opining hardly given worse tried white yellow orange described young growth possibly white developed fungus commonly known orange description fruit bodies annual spread substrate surface fresh fruit bodies bright orange finely soft upper surface surface orange angular pores usually larger diameter features thin split form teeth like layer flesh soft pale orange thick felt like texture tubes color pores continuous flesh measuring thick bruised pores turn black tissues fungus turn bright red drop potassium applied fresh fruit bodies retain considerable moisture liquid like fruit body readily removed large sheets wood grows edibility fruit body unknown odor deposit spores white spores cylindrical smooth hyaline translucent measure system meaning hyphae thin walled branched narrow hyphae flesh layer thick walled frequently branched measure diameter pores roughly similar morphology measure forms thin walls gives rough appearance viewed light microscope hymenium spore bearing tissue layer thick abundant cystidia hyaline measure diameter cylindrical thin walled moderately thick walled hyaline base measure basidia spore bearing cells club shaped spored dimensions similar species field characteristics identify include orange color edges soft texture flesh reddish colored confused include distinguished size pores pores measure shelf like fruit bodies distinct caps smaller pores measuring tendency pulled away substrate sheets fungus prefers downed logs distinguished whitish upper surface orange fungus tightly wood substrate soft gelatinous body texture ecology habitat distribution causes brown fallen logs coniferous trees fruit bodies usually grow underside log start developing immersed snow new fruit bodies usually begin growing spring persist year europe usually grows species north_america grows fungus distribution found zone particularly zone feet north_america fruit bodies begin growth snow spring continuing europe usually encountered autumn abundant region north_america rare eastern united_states canada fungus subject high altitudes fruit bodies subjected bright light high winds low relative humidity drying effect counteract extremes absorbing water quickly drying slowly europe threatened species proposed protection convention recorded czechoslovakia poland found old growth forests rare northern europe found finland growing sweden north_america fruit bodies fungus serve food source beetle species pleasing fungus beetle species minute tree fungus beetles including cited literature colorado annals red book
Pycnoporellus alboluteus