#polypores

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Trametes versicolor

[wild-e-eep]

Konks for sale! 1 careful owner (deceased)

[lichenaday]

Whoa, that's a lot of good fungus. None of them lichens, but still very good. The top 2 pictures look like a tiny Schizophyllum, and the rest are various crust polypores. As mentioned in my previous Ask, I recommend uploading these to iNaturalist! It can help with ID, and help other folks in your area recognize these species when they come across them. Also I love the pubby in the background who is also very interested in the stick. Tell them they are doing a good job, from me.

[macphoto]

post work hike 🍄‍🟫 2.25.25

[most-splendidly]

Super rare! Fomitiporia tsugina observed in Skagit Valley Provincial Park, BC, Canada. It's so strangely beautiful!

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Here, have something beautiful. That is all.

[oakcricket]

a bunch of mushrooms!!

i’m starting school again and with that my posts on here will be less frequent, but thank you guys for supporting my little blog!! it has been wonderful sharing my photos and artwork and finding a little community on here, and i hope to continue sharing with this community as much as i can!

see you soon :]

~cricket

[mushroomgay]

London, UK, October 2023

Blackening polypore (Meripilus giganteus)

This large, common polypore can be distinguished from its (luckily entirely edible, or simple inedible rather than poisonous) potential confusions by its distinctive bruising - press hard on its surface (or simply handle it and wait a few moments) and it bruises a dark brownish black.

It's one of my favourite wild edibles. Some people complain of its somewhat sour taste, but I find boiling it in water and (vegan) butter and then draining it removes this entirely. It has a pleasant, fibrous texture, similar to meat or dried mango, and I like to use this to make a vegan pulled pork, here served in homemade bao buns. It was my first time making them - they were denser than they're meant to be, unclear if that was because they were gluten free or I over-proofed them. They're delicious as a vehicle for bbq sauce, though.

[oliviarosaline]

Little Nest Polypore

Trametes conchifer Syn. Poronidulus conchifer

This adorable tiny polypore species was on a hardwood twig in old growth bottomland woods near the Meramec River.

Arnold, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA

Aug. 18th, 2023

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[plagiomnium]

Fomitopsis pinicola / Red-belted conk / Rødrandkjuke

[crudlynaturephotos]

[lindagoesmushrooming]

[rattyexplores]

Lovely orange polypores growing on a twig.

14/09/23 - Trametes sp.

QLD:CQC, Woppa (Great Keppel Island), dry woodland

[cutecore-n-hearts]

Mushroom of the day!!

Laetiporus zonatus

"Laetiporus zonatus is a species of polypore fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It is found in southwestern China, where it grows on oak. The species was described as new to science in 2014 by Baokai Cui and Jie Song. The specific epithet zonatus refers to the concentric rings on the upper surface of the white to cream-colored fruit body. The fungus produces ellipsoid to pear-shaped (pyriform) or drop-shaped basidiospores that measure 5.8–7.2 by 4.3–5.5 μm. Molecular analysis of internal transcribed spacer DNA sequences indicate that L. zonatus is a unique lineage in the genus Laetiporus." - Wikipedia

[valerius-the-lavish]

Hi, today I made a walk in the forest. I found some fungi and mushrooms that looken interesting and I thought you might like them as well.

I am no specialist. I just like nature.

Polypores

And one I never saw here: Tremella mesenterica (common names include yellow brain, golden jelly fungus, yellow trembler, and witches' butter)

Feel free to corect me.