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Armillaria mellea - Honey fungus
Armillaria mellea - Honey fungus
Description
  • Honey/light brown coloured mushroom, ring on stem (annulus). White/yellow gills. White spore.
Host Species
  • Wide range including Birch, Pear, Chestnuts, Robinia, Beech, Lime, Pine
Mode Of Decay Significance
  • Causes vascular shut down of weak trees, leading to death & ultimately windthrow.
Distribution
  • Europe & North America
Notes
  • Clustered in groups, annual (autumn)
Black shoe string like threads (rhizomorphs) often found under the bark & at base of tree. Honey Fungus - Friend or Foe?
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A. mellea on ash stump A. mellea on Pear - taken by D Humphries A. mellea on Rowan - taken by D Humphries A. mellea ring, stem & gills - taken by D Humphries Armillaria mellea - Honey fungus - Photo 42 Armillaria rhizomorphs - taken by D Humphries A. mellea on Birch - taken by D Humphries Armillaria mellea - Honey fungus - Photo 987 Armillaria mellea - Honey fungus - Photo 988 Armillaria mellea - Honey fungus - Photo 989
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Comments
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Tony Croft aka hamadryad I have photographic documentation of A.mellea on ash lasting several years and thus far it appears to be able to deal with it for a number of years how long is the question. 23-11-12
David Humphries Were you able to confirm that the species was the agressive A. mellea, and not one of the other Armillaria species?


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joki23 in the article linked at the bottom of the page "honey fungus - friend or foe" it says that ash is resistant to the fungus. i found an ash today in a woodland setting with what appeared to be dead fruiting bodies of A. mellea at the base of the tree. the surrounding bark was dead and dieing and would come off when touched. as the article was published in 2001 is it a little out dated or does it still stand that ash is mostly resistant to A. mellea but i just stumbled across an unlucky one that has become infected by the fungus? 22-11-12
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