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willow gloves
Hypocreopsis lichenoides
Hypocreopsis lichenoides is part of the family Hypocreaceae and genus Hypocreopsis, a group of fungi that form ascomata on the stems of trees and shrubs. The ascomata are orange-brown and consist of radiating, perithecial lobes. It is commonly known as willow gloves due to the resemblance of the ascocarp to rubber gloves, and because it is usually found on willow trees.
From the article Hypocreopsis lichenoides on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Ascocarp Usually single, rarely in groups. Leafy, flat, soft, wide usually to 3,6 cm, rarely to 11 cm and 2–4 (5) mm thick. It consists of radially growing or singular perithecial lobes with finger-like tips on the edge. The surface is light brown through orange-brown or yellow-brown to ochre, with a lighter edge. Young fruiting bodies are smooth, sometimes wrinkled in the middle, mature have many ostioles.
Microscopic traits Apothecia dimensions (18–) 22–30 × 6–9 μm, narrowly cylindrical, 8-spored, ascospores in one row, ellipsoid to short-fusiform, 1-septate spores.
Range & habitat
Grows on branches of Salix aurita, Salix cinerea, was also noted on Prunus padus, Frangula alnus, Sambucus racemosa and others. It is thought to be a parasitic fungus growing on fruiting bodies of Hymenochaete tabacina (willow glue), in Poland it was noted with that fungus, but also on decaying wood with unidentified preexisting white rot, which may or may not have been caused by Hymenochaete tabacina.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 489789.