White Cheese Polypore
Tyromyces chioneus
White Bracket Fungus (Polypore) Identification
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Hauptmerkmale
- Sessile bracket fungus
- lacking a stem
- Pure white to cream color throughout
- Soft
- fleshy
- and watery texture when fresh
- Growing directly on dead or dying hardwood
- Underside covered in fine
- white pores (not gills)
Farbe:
White to cream/buff
Geruch:
No distinctive smell
Wuchsform:
Single
Umgebung:
Wood
Lebensraum & Verbreitung
Lebensraum:
Deciduous forest, on hardwood logs or trunks
Verbreitung:
Widespread across North America and Europe
Saisonalität:
Summer to Fall
Zur sicheren Bestimmung
- Pore detail (size/shape) not visible
- Context (flesh) consistency and color not assessed
Wirtschaftlicher Wert
Marktnachfrage:
None - inedible
Preisspanne:
N/A
Kommerzielle Nutzung:
None
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Bitter Polypore
Postia stiptica
Hauptunterschiede:
- Context is intensely bitter (requires testing, not recommended)
- Often smaller and thinner brackets
Birch Polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
Hauptunterschiede:
- Typically found only on birch trees
- Cap surface usually gray or brown, tougher texture
Empfohlene Handlung
Do not consume. Confirm identification by examining pore structure and context consistency.