Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral


Some species in this sub-group produce fruitbodies with caps that are thin and leathery, but pliable, whereas other species produce fruitbodies with thick, corky and unpliable caps.

In the following hints you see examples of useful identification features and a few of the more commonly seen genera in which at least some species (not necessarily all) show those features.

Hints

On wood; pores radially elongated: Polyporus.

On wood; whitish cap to a centimetre or so in diameter: Panellus.

On soil; thin, brown, concentrically banded cap: Coltricia.

On soil; thick cap, brown on upper side & with white pores that bruise red: Amauroderma.

Warning

If you think you have a small-pored member of this sub-group, it pays to check with a magnifying glass or hand lens. Some species of the Caps on stems; teeth below caps group produce leathery fruitbodies in which the teeth are so densely packed that, at first glance, you might think the underside has small pores.


Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral

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Heinol wrote:
8 hrs ago
Below ground there'd be a slerotium or pseudosclerotium, depending on which species this is.

Laccocephalum
Teresa wrote:
28 Jan 2025
Microporus xanthopus; so lovely with its yellow & white foot.

Microporus xanthopus
AaronClausen wrote:
21 Jan 2025
Stunning sighting @topwood !

Ganoderma sp. (laccate, stemmed)
LineMarie wrote:
3 Dec 2024
@JTran .. thank you, I'll bear that in mind for next time.

Lentinus arcularius
JTran wrote:
3 Dec 2024
Next time be sure to get a clear photo of the underside as it is useful in identification. In this case, the pores are just visible on the underside of some of the ones in the background.

Lentinus arcularius
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