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Schizophyllum commune Fr., Observ. mycol. (Leipzig) 1: 103 (1815) Agaricus alneus L., Fl. suec. Edn 2: 1242 (1755)
Agaricus multifidus Batsch, Elench. fung. Cont. prima (Halle): 173 (1786)
Apus alneus (L.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 617 (1821)
Habitat: On fallen wood of deciduous trees, usually Fagus but also known on Acer pseudoplatanus, Alnus, Ilex, Prunus avium, Quercus and Tilia spp. Increasingly frequent on bales of hay, especially those wrapped in black plastic sheeting. Rarely on worked wood such as fence posts. Recorded also from a variety of animal substrata (e.g. whalebone, horn, leather) and as a cause of human mouth ulcers and toe nail infections.
Notes: Locally common in south eastern England, occasional to rare elsewhere. Cosmopolitan.
Distribution: E: o, S: !, W: !, NI: !
Vouchers: England: K(M) 44246; Scotland: K(M) 90128; Wales: K(M) 27354
Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Heterobasidioid, Aphyllophoroid and Gasteromycetoid Basidiomycetes, (Ed.: Lise Hansen & Henning Knudsen) 3: 444 pp. (1997), p. 165
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