Inonotus ulmicola
Inonotus ulmicola Corfixen
Hymenochaetaceae
Conservation status. Endangered [EN B1ab(ii,iii)].
Morphology and biology. Fruit-bodies annual, resupinate, widely effused (up to 1 m along the branches), thin, hard, and brittle when dry. Pores 3–5 per mm, dark brown to almost black when dry. Hyphal system monomitic. Spores 7–10.5 × 5–7.5 µm.
Habitats and populations. Parasite on elms (Ulmus).
Distribution in Bulgaria. Rhodopi Mts (Central – Brestnik).
General distribution. Europe.
Threats. Habitat loss/degradation caused by agriculture (wood plantations) and extraction (selective logging).
Conservation measures taken. Included in the Red List of Fungi in Bulgaria.
Conservation measures needed. Study of the population numbers and range; interpretation of species status through better understanding of the species biology and ecology; conservation of the habitat; study of the trends through monitoring.
References. Gyosheva et al. 2006; Denchev & Assyov 2010.
Authors: Cvetomir M. Denchev, Roumyana D. Petrova & Georgi T. Stoichev
