#polypores

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Trametes versicolor

[wild-e-eep]

Konks for sale! 1 careful owner (deceased)

[macphoto]

post work hike 🍄‍🟫 2.25.25

[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.

[alcnfr]

Some Polypore fungus or another...

[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!!

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~cricket

[mushroomdiscourse-com]

04-09-24

NORTH EAST, USA

most likely Ganoderma sp.

for more info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma

[fungi-and-a-funguy]

Daily Fungi Fact 131: The Beefsteak Polypore(Fistulina hepatica) is a bracket fungi, most bracket fungi are inedible with a wood-like texture, but the Beefsteak Polypore is edible and some say that it tastes good, though older Beefsteak Polypores should be soaked overnight due to containing juices that can cause indigestion, also they can't be easily preserved.

[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.

[lindagoesmushrooming]

[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

[lichenaday]

Hello! I found this on a fallen tree. I wasn't sure if it was lichen or a mushroom - it seems to grow in the way mushrooms do bit looks more like lichen with the colour and texture. Do you happen to know which it is?

Thank you!

This is an old, dried out Stereum (i think) fungus that has algae growing on it. There is also lichen growing on the trunk of the tree, but the 2 are unrelated. You can totally see how lichens came to be when you see how messy this tiny ecosystems are and how often algae and fungus grow together.

[crudlynaturephotos]