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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Pore material cannot be seperated from flesh of the cap |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on wood |
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Polyporus alveolaris (DC ex Fr.) Bond. & Singer syn. Favolus alueolaris (DC ex Fr.) Quél. Fruit body annual; often with a short lateral stem. Cap 1-9cm across, semicircular to ovoid; pallid reddish yellow; scaly at first. Pores rather large (0.5-3mm across), hexagonal; white or dull creamy; decurrent down the stem. Tubes up to 5mm deep; whitish tan. Stem lateral, short or absent, about l0mm long; colored like the pores. Flesh white. Spores cylindrical, smooth, 9-11 x 3-3.5µ. Deposit white. Habitat on dead wood of deciduous trees. Found in Europe and throughout most of North America. Season May-August, sometimes later. Edible but tough. |
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Slobodan Nikolic (Yugoslavia) - 24 July 2011
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