The ecology and distribution of species of Phellinus (Basidiomycetes, Hymenochaetaceae) in the Šumava Mts. was studied. The study area represents the Czech part of the Šumava mountain range at the border of the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria. The area was intensively studied during they ears 1997-2000. The data based on the author’s own records were complemented with unpublished records based on collections deposited in the PRM herbarium. Al together 18 species of Phellinus were confirmed for the Šumava Mts. The distribution, altitude range, substrate specificity and vegetation preference of each species are evaluated. The text is completed with distribution maps of the species.
Tomšovský M. (2002): The genus Phellinus in the Šumava Mts. – Czech Mycology 54(1-2): 45–78.
