White Cheese Polypore
Tyromyces chioneus
White Bracket Fungus (Polypore) Identification
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Caratteristiche Chiave
- 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)
Colore:
White to cream/buff
Odore:
No distinctive smell
Schema di Crescita:
Single
Ambiente:
Wood
Habitat e Distribuzione
Habitat:
Deciduous forest, on hardwood logs or trunks
Distribuzione:
Widespread across North America and Europe
Stagionalità:
Summer to Fall
Caratteristiche determinanti per la conferma
- Pore detail (size/shape) not visible
- Context (flesh) consistency and color not assessed
Valore Economico
Domanda di Mercato:
None - inedible
Fascia di Prezzo:
N/A
Uso Commerciale:
None
Specie Simili
Bitter Polypore
Postia stiptica
Differenze Chiave:
- Context is intensely bitter (requires testing, not recommended)
- Often smaller and thinner brackets
Birch Polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
Differenze Chiave:
- Typically found only on birch trees
- Cap surface usually gray or brown, tougher texture
Azione Consigliata
Do not consume. Confirm identification by examining pore structure and context consistency.