Fungus · GBIF taxon 2544114
Blushing Rosette
Abortiporus biennisAlso known as Blushing Rosette Fungus
Blushing Rosette forms intricate, rosette-like clusters of pale, velvety caps near the bases of decaying trees or buried roots. Young specimens exhibit guttation, oozing dramatic red or pink droplets across their upper surfaces. Physical contact or bruising causes the pore surface and cap to blush a soft reddish hue over time.
PolyporeWood-DecayerGuttating
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Dead hardwood
- Dead coniferous wood
- Buried woody debris
Predators
- Fungus gnats
- Beetle larvae
- Slugs
ThreatsLoss of mature forest habitat and deadwood removal
HabitatsDeciduous woodlands, mixed forests, parks
Life spanFruiting bodies persist for several weeks to months
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyPodoscyphaceae
- GenusAbortiporus
- SpeciesAbortiporus biennis
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Many wild mushrooms have toxic look-alikes; never eat wild fungi based on app identification alone.
Responsible observation
- Look for Guttation: Observe fresh young growth early in the morning to catch pink droplets oozing from the cap.
- Test for Blushing: Gently press fresh pore surfaces to watch for a slow reddish pink bruising reaction.
- Examine Habitat: Search around the bases of mature trees and stumps where buried roots lie underground.
Look-alike (c) Mark Richman, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mark Richman · cc-by
Ecological Counterpart (c) Lorenz Wenner, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Look-alike Lukas from London, England / CC BY-SA 2.0 · cc-by-sa
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