Yellow pitted rot
- Latin name: Hericium abietis (Weir ex Hubert) K. A. Harrison
- French name: Carie jaune alvéolaire
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Aphyllophorales
Description
Micro-habitat(s)
Trunk
Distribution
Western North America
Damage, symptoms and biology
The presence of a fruiting body indicates extensive decay in the stem. Hericium abietis has been reported to reduce merchantable volume by up to 3.1% in amabilis fir.
Other information
The fruiting bodies are generally found on slash and on the ends of cut logs but they may also form on wounds on living trees. Because of their fleshy nature, they are short lived.
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
Secondary host(s)
Engelmann spruce, mountain hemlock, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, Sitka spruce, western hemlock
Photos
Coral-like fruiting bodies of Hericium abietis Eric Allen
Advanced decay: white pocket rot in fir Eric Allen
Coral-like fruiting bodies of Hericium abietis john Dennis